JP2020163030A - Game board - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game board featuring a ball storage tray regarding the game board represented by a pinball game machine (Pachinko game machine) and a sealed pachinko machine.SOLUTION: In a game board 100 including a ball storage tray 126, an operation part 131, and a drive part 1292 for drive when the operation part 131 is operated, the drive part 1292 is provided in the ball storage tray 126, and the drive part 1292 gives external force by driving certain game balls B1 to B6 stored in the ball storage tray 126.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 43

Description

The present invention relates to a game table represented by a ball game machine (pachinko machine) and an enclosed game machine.

In pachinko machines and other game consoles, obstacles that change the direction in which the game ball falls, and a winning opening, starting opening, and variable winning opening where the game ball can win are provided in the game area of the game board. It is common. When a game ball wins a prize, the player is given a privilege such as paying out the prize ball (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and the like).

In addition, some of these game tables are provided with a ball storage plate.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-20302

However, in the conventional game table, there is room for improvement in the ball storage dish.

In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a game table characterized by a ball storage dish.

The game console of the present invention that solves the above object is
With a ball storage dish,
Operation unit and
A drive unit that drives when the operation unit is operated,
It is a game table equipped with
The drive unit is provided on the ball storage dish, and is provided on the ball storage dish.
The driving unit applies an external force by driving a certain game ball stored in the ball storage dish.
It is characterized by that.

According to the game table of the present invention, it is possible to realize a game table characterized by a ball storage dish.

It is an external perspective view of the pachinko machine according to this embodiment as seen from the front side (player side). It is a rear view which looked at the pachinko machine from the back side. (A) is a schematic front view of the game board viewed from the front side (player side), and (b) is an enlarged view of various lamps mounted on the main control lamp board arranged on the game board. It is a representation figure. It is a functional block diagram of a pachinko machine. An example of a display symbol of a pachinko machine, (a) shows an example of a stop display symbol of special figure 1, (b) shows an example of a stop display symbol of special figure 2, and (c) is a decorative symbol. An example is shown, and FIG. 1D is a diagram showing an example of a stop display symbol of a normal figure. Main control unit It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the main processing. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the timer interrupt process of a main control part. (A) is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the table for determining whether or not the normal figure is correct, (b) is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the table for determining whether or not the special figures 1 and 2 are correct, and (c) is a diagram for determining the special figure. It is a figure which shows an example of the contents of the distribution table. It is a flowchart which shows the process flow in the 1st sub-control unit of a pachinko machine, (a) is the flowchart of the 1st sub-control unit main processing, and (b) is the 1st sub-control unit command reception interrupt processing. It is a flowchart, and (c) is a flowchart of the first sub-control unit timer interrupt processing. It is a flowchart which shows the process flow in the 2nd sub-control unit of a pachinko machine, (a) is the flowchart of the 2nd sub-control unit main processing, and (b) is the 2nd sub-control unit command reception interrupt processing. It is a flowchart, (c) is a flowchart of a second sub-control unit timer interrupt process, and (d) is a flowchart of a second sub-control unit image control process. (A) is a diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of the accessory ratio / setting display, and (B) is a diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of the DIP switch board. It is a figure which shows the 2nd effect movable unit 8 which the hand movable body 81 is in the initial position. (A) is a perspective view showing the stage 244 and the stage cover 245 from the front side by cross-sectioning the game board 201 along the line AA shown in FIG. 3, and (b) is a perspective view showing the stage cover 245 from the rear side. is there. It is a figure which shows the 2nd effect movable unit 8 which raised the hand movable body 81 to the maximum ascending position. It is a figure which showed the operation of the hand movable body 81. (A) is a perspective view of a state in which the unit base 80 is omitted from the second effect movable unit 8 and the hand movable body 81 is in the initial position as viewed from the rear side, and (b) is a second view. The unit base 80 is not shown from the effect movable unit 8, and it is a perspective view of a state in which the rotating protrusion 881 has finished ascending the inclined portion 8711 of the side groove 871 as viewed from the rear side. (A) is a perspective view when the front side member of the hand movable body 81 that has risen to the maximum ascending position is removed and looked up from slightly below, and (b) is the back side member 811 of the hand movable body 81 and the LED substrate 813. It is a perspective view of the removed state when viewed from slightly above. It is a figure for demonstrating the drop operation of the 1st effect movable unit 7. (A) is a perspective view of the first effect movable unit 7 shown in FIG. 18 (a) as viewed from the rear side of the logo movable body 712, and (b) is a rear view of the first effect movable unit 7 shown in FIG. 22. It is a perspective view seen from the side. It is a perspective view which looked at the logo movable body 712 from the rear side. It is a perspective view of the logo movable body 712 shown in FIG. 18C as seen from the rear side. It is a figure which shows the state that the character movable body 713 is performing a production operation. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the logo movable body 712 from the elevating unit 71. (A) is a view showing the state in which the locking projection 703 has entered the locking groove 7132b shown in FIG. 23 enlarged from diagonally above, and (b) is an initial position where the gear rack member 70 is moved to the left side. It is a perspective view which shows the state which moved a little to the right side by driving a motor 7111. (A) is a perspective view showing a state in which the logo movable body 712 is removed from the elevating unit 71 in which the character movable body 713 is performing the effect operation, and (b) is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper gear 715 shown in (a) is removed. , The interlocking lever 7134 arranged behind the upper gear 715 is made visible. It is a perspective view of the game table shown in FIG. 3 seen from diagonally above on the front side. It is a top view of the game board 200 shown in FIG. 26, and the lower side of the drawing is the front side. It is a perspective view which looked at the state which removed the back base 260 from the game board 200 from the rear side. , The first fixing pin 261 and the second fixing pin 262, and the exploded perspective view for demonstrating the attachment structure of the first transport fixing member 263 and the second transport fixing member 264. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing an upper end portion of a game board 200 to which the first fixing pin 261 and the second fixing pin 262 are attached. It is a perspective view of the lamp unit 9 shown in FIG. 3 seen from the diagonally upper right side. It is an exploded perspective view of the lamp unit 9. (A) shows a perspective view of the front side of the light emitting effect unit 9a of the lamp unit 9 on the left side, and (b) shows a cross-sectional view schematically showing the structure of the light emitting effect unit 9a on the right side. It is a figure which shows the state that the light emitting diode DO on the outer peripheral side emitted light. (A) is a diagram showing how the inner light emitting diode DI emits light, and (b) shows both the outer peripheral side light emitting diode DO and the inner light emitting diode DI mounted on the common lighting board 92. It is a figure which shows the state which emitted light. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the attacker front plate 2301 is removed from the attacker unit 23 shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the back surface of the attacker front plate 2301 removed in FIG. 35. It is a figure which shows the state which the attacker unit 23 is cross-sectioned by the line BB'shown in FIG. 35 (a) and seen from directly above. (A) is a perspective view showing a state after the second variable winning opening 235 of the attacker unit 23 shown in FIG. 35 (a) is changed to a winning easy state, and FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state after the special figure 1 start port (variable) 231 of the attacker unit 23 which shows is changed to the winning easy state. (A) is a diagram showing an attacker unit 23 in which the second variable winning opening 235 is in a difficult winning state, and (b) is a diagram showing an attacker unit 23 in which the second variable winning opening 235 is in an easy winning state. is there. It is a figure for demonstrating the light emitting structure of the attacker unit 23. It is a perspective view of the front frame door 106 and the door 108 with a ball storage dish removed from the main body 104 shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from diagonally upper left. (A) is a perspective view showing the dish constituent member 128 from the rear side, and (b) is a perspective view showing the dish movable member 129 from the rear side like the dish constituent member 128 shown in (a). (C) is a perspective view showing the dish movable member 129 and the dish constituent member 128 when they are in the initial position as in FIG. 41 from the downstream side. It is a figure which shows the mode that the movable member 129 for a plate moves. It is a figure which showed the mechanism which the movable member 129 for a dish moves when the ball sink button 131 is pressed. It is a figure which shows the state in which the movable piece 1292 comes into contact with one game ball staying in the ball storage dish 126 step by step. It is a figure which shows the state in which the movable piece 1292 comes into contact with one game ball which stays on the upstream side of the ball storage dish 126 step by step. It is a figure which shows the example in the case where two game balls are staying in a ball storage dish 126 step by step. It is a figure which shows the example in the case where the game ball stays on the upstream side with respect to the game ball which the movable piece 1292 came in contact with step by step. It is a figure which shows the example in which the ball biting in the ball storage dish 126 is eliminated by the movable piece 1292 step by step. It is a front view of the enclosed type pachinko machine to which this invention is applied.

Hereinafter, the game console according to the present invention (for example, a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine 100 and a spinning game machine such as a slot machine) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
<Overall configuration>
First, the overall configuration of the pachinko machine 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is an external perspective view of the pachinko machine 100 as viewed from the front side (player side).

The pachinko machine 100 is a game table on which a player can obtain a profit when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and launches an outer frame 102, a main body 104, a front frame door 106, and a door 108 with a ball storage plate. The device 110 and the game board 200 are provided on the front surface (player side) thereof.

The outer frame 102 is a wooden frame member having a vertically rectangular shape for fixing to an installation place (island facility or the like) provided in a game machine installation store.

The main body 104 is a door member provided inside the outer frame 102, having a locking function, and rotatably attached to the outer frame 102 via a hinge portion 112 as a base body of a vertically rectangular gaming machine. .. Further, the main body 104 is formed in a frame shape and has a space portion 114 inside. A clerk at a store (amusement store) in which the pachinko machine 100 is installed can open and close the main body 104, and is provided with a main body opening sensor 1041 for detecting that the main body 104 has been opened.

The front frame door 106 is attached to the front surface of the main body 104, which is the front side of the pachinko machine 100, via a hinge portion 112 so as to have a locking function and can be opened and closed. Is a door member having an opening. The clerk of the game store can also open and close the front frame door 106, and a front frame door sensor 1061 for detecting that the front frame door 106 has been opened is also provided. The front frame door 106 is provided with a transparent plate member 118 made of glass or resin at the opening, and the speaker 120, the left frame lamp 122L, the right frame lamp 122R, and the upper frame lamp 122U are provided on the front side. Is installed. A space in which the game area 124 is provided is divided between the rear surface of the front frame door 106 and the front surface of the game board 200. The front frame door 106 corresponds to an example of a door body. In this embodiment, a lamp whose light source is an LED is also referred to as a lamp.

The door 108 with a ball storage plate is a door member attached to the lower side of the main body 104 on the front surface of the pachinko machine 100 so as to have a locking function and to be opened and closed. The door 108 with a ball storage plate is opened by pushing an opening lever 1081 that can be operated with the front frame door 106 open. Further, a door sensor 1082 with a ball storage plate that detects that the door 108 with a ball storage plate has been opened is also provided. The door 108 with a ball storage plate is a ball storage plate 126 capable of storing a plurality of game balls (hereinafter, may be simply referred to as “balls”) and provided with a passage for guiding the game balls to the launching device 110. A ball removal button 130 for ejecting the game balls stored in the ball storage plate 126 from the ball storage plate 126 by the player's operation, and a game ball guided to the launching device 110 by the player's operation are used on the game board. A ball launch handle 134 that launches into the game area 124, an effect button 136 that changes the effect mode of various effect devices by the operation of the player, and a button lamp 138 that is built in the effect button 136 and emits light of the effect button 136. , A ball lending operation button 140 that gives a ball lending instruction to a card unit (CR unit) installed in a game store. Further, although not shown in FIG. 1, a return operation button for instructing the card unit to return the balance of the player is also provided on the right side of the ball lending operation button 140. Further, it also has an operation key unit 190 in which a cross key and an enter button are arranged.

The launching device 110 is attached below the main body 104, and has a launching rod 146 that rotates when the ball launching handle 134 is operated by the player, and a launching mallet 148 that hits the game ball with the tip of the launching rod 146. , Equipped with. The launching device 110 launches the game ball to the game area 124 of the game board every predetermined firing period (for example, 0.6 seconds) while the ball firing handle 134 is continuously launched by the player. It fires at the target and corresponds to an example of a firing means.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 100 of FIG. 1 as viewed from the back side.

The upper part of the back surface of the pachinko machine 100 has an opening that opens upward, and is located at the bottom of the ball tank 150, which is located below the ball tank 150 for temporarily storing the game balls. A tank rail 154 for guiding the ball falling through the formed communication hole to the payout device 152 located on the right side of the back surface is arranged.

The payout device 152 is composed of a tubular member, and includes a payout motor (not shown), a sprocket, and a payout sensor inside the payout device 152. The payout device 152 is removable and, when mounted at a predetermined position, connects to the downstream end of the tank rail 154.

The sprocket is configured to be rotatable by a payout motor, and the game ball that has passed through the tank rail 154 and flows down into the payout device 152 is temporarily retained, and the payout motor is driven to rotate by a predetermined angle. As a result, the temporarily stagnant game balls are sent out one by one below the payout device 152. That is, the payout device 152 is a kind of ball feeding device that gives a driving force to the game ball and conveys the game ball.

The payout sensor is a sensor for detecting the passage of the game ball sent out by the sprocket, and when the game ball is passing, either a high or low signal is passed, and when the game ball is not passing. The signal of either high or low is output to the payout control unit 600 (see FIG. 4). The game ball that has passed through the payout sensor is configured to pass through a ball rail (not shown) and reach the ball storage dish 126 arranged on the front side of the pachinko machine 100, and the pachinko machine 100 has a predetermined value. Based on the fact that the granting condition is satisfied, the player is given (paid out) an amount of game value (game ball) according to the granting condition by this configuration.

On the left side of the drawing of the payout device 152, there is a main board case 158 for accommodating the main board 156 constituting the main control unit 300 (see FIG. 4) that performs control processing of the entire game, and processing information generated by the main control unit 300. Based on the processing information generated by the first sub-board case 162 and the first sub-control unit 400 that house the first sub-board 160 constituting the first sub-control unit 400 (see FIG. 4) that performs control processing related to the effect based on the effect. A second sub-board case 166 that houses a second sub-board 164 that constitutes a second sub-control unit 500 (see FIG. 4) that performs control processing related to the effect, and a payout control unit 600 that performs control processing related to payout of game balls (see FIG. 4). (See FIG. 4), a payout board case 172 for accommodating a payout board 170 including an error release switch 168 for canceling an error by an operation of a game clerk, and a launch control unit 630 (FIG. 4) for performing control processing related to launching a game ball. A power switch that constitutes a launch board case 176 that houses the launch board 174 that constitutes (see), a power control unit 660 that supplies power to various electrical game devices (see FIG. 4), and turns the power on and off by the operation of a game clerk. A power supply board case 184 for accommodating a power supply board 182 including a 178 and a RAM clear switch 180 for outputting a RAM clear signal to the main control unit 300 when the power is turned on, and a signal between the payout control unit 600 and the card unit. The CR interface unit 186 for transmitting and receiving the above is arranged.

Further, in the present embodiment, the setting change key 192, the setting change button 194, and the accessory ratio / setting display 196 are provided on the main board 156. In the present embodiment, when the setting change key 192 is operated on the condition that the RAM clear switch 180 is pressed when the power is turned on, the setting change mode can be set to at least one of a plurality of settings having different jackpot probabilities. Can be migrated to. In the setting change mode, the current setting is displayed on the accessory ratio / setting display 196, and the clerk can change the setting by pressing the setting change button 194 while checking this. Even if the RAM clear switch 180 is not pressed when the power is turned on, the setting may be changed when the setting change key 192 is operated when the power is turned on.

The accessory ratio / setting display 196 is a 7-segment LED board mounted on the main board 156 and arranged inside the main board case 158, and is attached in a manner visible to the clerk. As shown in FIG. 12 (A), the accessory ratio / setting display 196 has two-digit 7-segment LEDs arranged one above the other and a one-digit seven-segment LED modularized on the right side. The accessory ratio monitor is an indicator for notifying the accessory ratio (YH) and the continuous accessory ratio (RY), and the setting monitor is a monitor for confirming the current setting. The accessory ratio / setting display 196 is composed of, for example, a single color LED of red, but may be capable of emitting light in three colors of red, green, and orange, or may be a full-color LED. It should be noted that at least a part of the accessory ratio / setting display 196 may be provided on the game board 200, for example, so that the player can see it.

Further, in the present embodiment, the DIP switch board 198 is arranged on the back surface of the first sub-board case 162. Details of the DIP switch board 198 will be described later.

FIG. 3A is a schematic front view of the game board 200 as viewed from the front. Here, the arrows d2 and d3 indicate the directions in which the pachinko machine 100 is fixed at the installation location. The arrow d2 indicates the width direction (sometimes referred to as the left-right direction) of the pachinko machine 100, and the left hand may be referred to as the left and the right hand may be referred to as the right in front view. The arrow d3 indicates the height direction (sometimes referred to as the vertical direction) of the pachinko machine 100, and the higher one may be referred to as upper and the lower one may be referred to as lower. Although not shown in FIG. 3, in the depth direction (sometimes referred to as the front-rear direction) of the pachinko machine 100, the front side may be referred to as the front side or the front side, and the back side may be referred to as the rear side or the back side. In some cases.

The game board 200 has a game area 124 on the front surface, and is detachably attached to the main body 104 by using a predetermined fixing member so as to face the space 114 of the main body 104. The game area 124 can be observed from the opening after the game board 200 is attached to the main body 104.

Various structures can be adopted for the mounting structure of the game board 200 to the main body 104. For example, the front left side portion 200a of the game board 200 is inserted into the front view left side (hinge portion 112 side) of the main body 104, and here. It is possible to adopt a structure in which the game board 200 is rotated around the center of rotation while the right side portion 200b of the game board 200 is pressed against the main body 104 and set. Such a structure can improve workability. In some cases.

The game board 200 is a unit in which various parts are attached to the game board 201 which is a plate-shaped main body. The game board 201 is made of, for example, resin, and its surface (front surface) constitutes a decorative surface on which characters of the pachinko machine 100 and the like are displayed. The decorative surface may be formed, for example, by pasting a sheet on which a character of the pachinko machine 100 or the like is printed. A vibration sensor SR3 is arranged at the lower right of the game plate 201. When it is detected by the vibration sensor SR3, error processing (for example, notification by an image or sound, game stop that makes it impossible to continue the game, etc.) can be performed. The vibration sensor SR3 may be another fraud detection sensor such as a magnetic sensor.

The outer rail 202 and the inner rail 204 are arranged on the game board 200 to form a game area 124 in which the game ball can roll. A part of the outer rail 202 is formed by a rail member 209 that can be attached to and detached from the main body 104. Of the game area 124, the area between the outer rail 202 and the inner rail 204 forms a guide area 201a for guiding the launched game ball.

Areas other than the game area 124 of the game board 200 may be referred to as non-game areas. The gaming area 124 and the non-gaming area can be distinguished from each other with the outer rail 202 as a boundary. Further, the area inside the area through which the game ball passes with the firing intensity of the game ball maximized can be called at least the game area 124. The game area 124 may include an area through which the game ball does not pass due to the presence of the effect device or the like in the game area 124. The game area 124 may be called a flow-down area at the point where the game ball flows down during the game, and the non-game area may be called the non-flow-down area at the point where the game ball does not flow down during the game except for maintenance and accidents. The entire area of the game area 124 may be referred to as a flow-down area, but an area in which the game ball does not flow down due to the presence of an effect device or the like may be referred to as a non-flow-down area.

A decorative symbol display device 208 is arranged at substantially the center of the game area 124. A main control lamp board 254 is provided below the game area 124, and as shown in FIG. 3B, a normal symbol display device 210 and a first special symbol are placed on the main control lamp board 254. Display device 212, 2nd special symbol display device 214, normal symbol holding lamp 216, 1st special symbol holding lamp 218, 2nd special symbol holding lamp 220, high accuracy middle lamp RK, electric support middle lamp An RD, a right-handed lamp RM, and a round display lamp RR are arranged. Hereinafter, a normal symbol may be referred to as a "normal symbol" and a special symbol may be referred to as a "special symbol".

The decorative symbol display device 208 is a display device for displaying various displays used for the decorative symbol and the effect, and is configured by a liquid crystal display device (LCD: Liquid Crystal Display) in the present embodiment. The decorative symbol display device 208 is divided into four display areas of a left symbol display area 208a, a middle symbol display area 208b, a right symbol display area 208c, and an effect display area 208d, and the left symbol display area 208a and the middle symbol display area 208b. The right symbol display area 208c displays different decorative symbols, and the effect display area 208d displays an image used for the effect. Further, the positions and sizes of the display areas 208a, 208b, 208c, and 208d can be freely changed in the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 208. Although a liquid crystal display device is adopted as the decorative symbol display device 208, it may be configured to be able to display various effects and various game information even if it is not a liquid crystal display device. For example, a dot matrix display device may be used. , 7-segment display device, organic EL (ElectroLuminessence) display device, reel (drum) type display device, leaf type display device, plasma display, and other display devices including a projector may be adopted.

As shown in FIG. 3B, the normal figure display device 210 is a display device for displaying a normal figure, and in this embodiment, it is composed of two vertical LEDs. The first special figure display device 212 and the second special figure display device 214 are display devices for displaying special figures, and in the present embodiment, they are each composed of two upper and lower stages, for a total of eight LEDs.

The normal figure holding lamp 216 is a lamp for indicating the number of holding normal figure variable games (details will be described later), and in the present embodiment, the normal figure variable games are held up to a predetermined number (for example, four). It is possible to do. The first special figure holding lamp 218 is a lamp for indicating the number of special figure changing games being held, and in the present embodiment, holding up to a predetermined number (for example, four) of special figure changing games. It is possible. Further, the second special symbol holding lamp 220 is a lamp for indicating the number of holding special figure changing games, and in the present embodiment, the special figure changing games are held up to a predetermined number (for example, four). It is possible.

Further, the high-probability middle lamp RK is a lamp for indicating that the gaming state is a high-probability state in which a big hit is likely to occur, or a high-probability state. The electric support medium lamp RD indicates that the fluctuation display time of the normal symbol is shortened and that the blade member 2311 (see FIG. 35) of the electric tulip (electric chew) described later is in the electric support state where it is easy to open for a long time. It is a lamp for. The right-handed display lamp RM is a lamp for indicating that the player is in a jackpot game state, a probability change state, and an electric support state, and is in a state where the player can obtain the benefit by hitting the right side. The round display lamp RR is a lamp for indicating the number of rounds in the big hit game related to the big hit when the big hit is made.

The game board 200 shown in FIG. 3A is provided with a warp device 242 and a stage 244 in a rollable area of the game ball. The warp device 242 discharges the game ball that has entered the warp inlet 242a provided on the left side of the decorative symbol display device 208 from the warp outlet 242b to the stage 244. The stage 244 is provided below and in front of the decorative symbol display device 208, and is a stage in which the game ball passing through the warp device 242 shows movements such as reciprocating motion and rotational motion. In this stage 244, the game ball reciprocates or rotates, so that the residence time of the game ball becomes long. A stage cover 245 is provided on the stage 244. The stage 244 and the stage cover 245 will be further described later.

Further, in the upper part of the game area 124, the first effect movable unit 7 is arranged supported by the main body 104. Further, a second effect movable unit 8 is arranged below and behind the stage 244 supported by the main body 104, but the second effect movable unit 8 is not visible in FIG. 3 (a). .. The first effect movable unit 7 on the upper side and the second effect movable unit 8 hidden on the rear side will also be described later.

As shown in FIG. 3A, a part of the upper part of the game area 124 is covered with the decorative cover 203. Further, the upper right portion of the game area 124 is covered with the decorative upper right cover 205, and the normal drawing start port 228 is arranged at the back (rear side) of the decorative upper right cover 205. The normal drawing start port 228 is configured by a device called a gate or a through chucker for determining whether or not a ball has passed a predetermined area of the game area 124, and in the present embodiment, the right side of the game board 200. One is arranged in. The balls that have passed through the starting port 228 are not discharged to the game island side, but when they enter, a predetermined number (for example, one) of prize balls are paid out and the entered game balls are ejected. It may be guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and discharged to the game island side. When the predetermined ball detection sensor detects that the ball has passed through the normal drawing start port 228, the pachinko machine 100 starts the normal drawing variation game by the normal drawing display device 210.

Further, in the present embodiment, one first special drawing start port 230 is arranged in the lower center of the game board 200. The first special figure start port 230 is provided at the right end of the lamp unit 9 extending to the left side. The details of the lamp unit 9 will be described later, but the lamp unit 9 is also provided with a general winning opening. Although the general winning opening is not shown, the general winning opening is provided at a plurality of places in the game area, and when a ball is entered into the general winning opening, a predetermined ball detection sensor (not shown) detects the general winning opening. The payout device 152 is driven to discharge a predetermined number (for example, 4) of balls as prize balls to the ball storage dish 126. The balls discharged to the ball storage plate 126 can be freely taken out by the player, and with these configurations, the prize balls are paid out to the player based on the winning. The ball that has entered the general winning opening is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharged to the game island side.

Further, when the predetermined ball detection sensor detects the entry of one ball into the first special figure start port 230 arranged at the lower center of the game board 200, the payout device 152 shown in FIG. 2 is driven to drive the predetermined ball. A number of balls (for example, four) are discharged to the ball storage plate 126 as prize balls, and the special figure variation game by the first special figure display device 212 is started. The ball that has entered the first special figure start port 230 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharged to the game island side. In the present embodiment, the attacker unit 23 is provided in the lower right portion of the game area 124, and the attacker unit 23 is also separately provided with the electric chew type first special figure start port. Hereinafter, the first special figure start port 230 provided in the lower center of the game board 200 will be referred to as the first special figure start port (fixed) 230, and the first special figure start of the electric chew type separately provided in the attacker unit 23. The mouth may be referred to as the first special figure starting port (variable) 231 to distinguish between the two. The first special figure start port (variable) 231 will be described in detail in the description of the attacker unit 23 described later.

Further, in addition to the first special figure starting port (variable) 231, the attacker unit 23 is also provided with a second special drawing starting port 232 and a plurality of variable winning openings (attackers) 234 and 235. Due to the arrangement of the first special drawing start port (fixed) 230 provided in the lower center shown in FIG. 3A, it is difficult for the game ball to enter the ball when hitting right. .. On the other hand, in the central portion of the stage 244 described above, there is a special route 244a that facilitates the ball that has reached the stage 244 to enter the first special figure start port (fixed) 230 provided in the lower center of the game board 200. It is provided. It is also possible to aim at the first special drawing start port (fixed) 230 from the left side without going through the stage 244. Therefore, the first special figure start port (fixed) 230 provided at the lower center of the game board 200 is a start port where a ball can be expected to enter by hitting left.

Further, in the game area 124, a plurality of disk-shaped ball striking direction changing members 236 called a windmill and a plurality of game nails are arranged, and at the bottom of the inner rail 204, any winning opening or starting opening is provided. There is also an out port 240 for guiding the ball that did not win a prize to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharging it to the game island side.

In this pachinko machine 100, the player supplies the balls stored in the ball storage plate 126 to the launch position of the launch rail, drives the launch motor with a strength corresponding to the operation amount of the player's operation handle, and launches the launch rod. And, it is launched into the game area 124 through the outer rail 202 and the inner rail 204 by the launching mallet. Then, the ball that has reached the upper part of the game area 124 flows downward while changing the traveling direction by the hitting direction changing member 236, the game nail, etc., and wins in various winning openings or starting openings, whichever winning opening or The out port 240 is reached without winning a prize at the start port or only by passing through the start port 228. Further, in the present embodiment, a discharge ball receiving port (not shown) for receiving all the game balls discharged from the game board 200 is formed at the lower side of the space 114 of the main body 104 so as to open upward. An out-ball detection sensor SWout that detects the passage of the game ball received at the discharge ball receiving port is provided at a predetermined position on the main body 104. The out-ball detection sensor SWout may be provided on the game board 200 side. In the present embodiment, all the game balls discharged from the game board 200 (including the game balls discharged from the out port 240 and the game balls winning in various winning openings) are accepted by the discharge ball receiving port. Although it is configured to be discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 100 via a predetermined discharge passage, only the game balls discharged from the out port 240 may pass through the out ball detection sensor SWout.

Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the pachinko machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The figure shows a functional block diagram of the control unit. The control units of the pachinko machine 100 are roughly classified into a main control unit 300 that controls a central part of the game and a command signal (hereinafter, simply referred to as “command”) transmitted by the main control unit 300. The first sub-control unit 400 that performs control, the second sub-control unit 500 that controls various devices based on the commands transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400, and the main control unit 300 according to the commands transmitted by the main control unit 300. It is configured to include a payout control unit 600 that controls the payout of the game ball, a launch control unit 630 that controls the launch of the game ball, and a power supply control unit 660 that controls the power supply to the pachinko machine 100. There is.

First, the main control unit 300 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described. The main control unit 300 includes a basic circuit 302 that controls the entire main control unit 300. The basic circuit 302 includes a CPU 304, a ROM 306 for storing a control program and various data, a RAM 308 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 310 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a time. A counter timer 312 for measuring the number of times, etc., a WDT314 for monitoring abnormalities in program processing, and a random number value generation circuit (counter circuit) 318 (assuming that this circuit has two counters built-in). Is installed. Other storage devices may be used for the ROM 306 and the RAM 308, and this point is the same for the first sub-control unit 400 and the second sub-control unit 500, which will be described later. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined cycle output by the crystal oscillator 316b as a system clock. Further, the random number value generation circuit 318 is used as a hardware random number counter that fluctuates a numerical value in the range of 0 to 65535 each time a clock signal output by the crystal oscillator 316a is received. Although the random number value generation circuit 318 is built in the basic circuit 302, it may be connected to the basic circuit 302.

Further, in the basic circuit 302, signals output by a predetermined ball detection sensor, for example, a sensor for detecting a game ball passing through each start port, a winning port, and a variable winning port, and various sensors 320 including a ball storage plate full tank sensor, are output. A sensor circuit 322 for receiving and outputting the amplification result and the comparison result with the reference voltage to the CPU 304, the random number value generation circuit 318, etc. in the basic circuit 302, and a predetermined symbol display device, for example, the first special figure display device 212. A drive circuit 324 for performing display control of the second special figure display device 214, a drive circuit 326 for performing display control of a predetermined symbol display device, for example, a normal figure display device 210, and various status display units 328 (for example,). , General figure hold lamp 216, special figure 1 hold lamp 218, special figure 2 hold lamp 220, high-accuracy middle lamp RK, electric support middle lamp RD, right-handed lamp RM, round display lamp RR, etc.) As a drive means for driving a drive circuit 330 and a predetermined movable member, for example, a blade member 2311 (see FIG. 35) of the first special figure start port (variable) 231 as an ordinary electric accessory, or as a special electric accessory. It is connected to a drive circuit 334 for controlling various solenoids 332 including a drive means for driving the door members 2341, 351 (see FIG. 38) of the variable winning openings 234 and 235. In this example, the crystal oscillator 316a and the random number value generation circuit 318 are separately provided, but the crystal oscillator 316a may be included in the random number value generation circuit 318.

When the ball detection sensor detects that the ball has won a prize in the first special figure starting ports 230 and 231, the sensor circuit 322 sends a signal indicating that the ball has been detected to the random number value generation circuit 318 in the basic circuit 302. Output to. Upon receiving this signal, the random number value generation circuit 318 latches the value at that timing of the counter corresponding to the first special figure start ports 230 and 231 and stores the latched value in the built-in counter value corresponding to the special figure 1. Stored in the register. Further, when the random number value generation circuit 318 receives a signal indicating that the ball has won the second special figure start port 232, the value at that timing of the counter corresponding to the second special figure start port 232 is similarly set. It is latched and the latched value is stored in the built-in counter value storage register corresponding to FIG.

Further, an information output circuit 336 is connected to the basic circuit 302, and the main control unit 300 passes through the information output circuit 336 and an external terminal board (not shown) to an external hall computer (not shown). The game information (for example, the game state) of the pachinko machine 100 is output to the information input circuit 350 provided in the machine.

Further, the main control unit 300 is provided with a voltage monitoring circuit 338 that monitors the voltage value of the power supply supplied from the power supply control unit 660 to the main control unit 300, and the voltage monitoring circuit 338 provides the voltage value of the power supply. Is less than a predetermined value (9V in this example), a low voltage signal indicating that the voltage has dropped is output to the basic circuit 302.

Further, the main control unit 300 is provided with a start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 340 that outputs a start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on, and the CPU 304 is provided from the start signal output circuit 340. When the start signal is input, the game control is started (the main processing of the main control unit described later is started).

Further, the main control unit 300 includes an output interface for transmitting a command to the first sub control unit 400 and an output interface for transmitting a command to the payout control unit 600, respectively. 1 Communication with the sub control unit 400 and the payout control unit 600 is possible. The information communication between the main control unit 300 and the first sub control unit 400 is unidirectional communication, and the information communication between the main control unit 300 and the payout control unit 600 is bidirectional communication. The main control unit 300 is configured to be able to transmit signals such as commands to the first sub control unit 400, but is configured so that signals such as commands cannot be transmitted from the first sub control unit 400 to the main control unit 300. are doing. However, the information communication between the main control unit 300 and the first sub control unit 400 may be configured to be performed by two-way communication. Further, the payout control unit 600 is configured so that a signal such as a command can be transmitted to the main control unit 300, but is configured so that a signal such as a command cannot be transmitted from the payout control unit 600 to the main control unit 300. May be good.

Next, the first sub-control unit 400 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a basic circuit 402 that mainly controls the entire first sub-control unit 400 based on a command or the like transmitted by the main control unit 300. The basic circuit 402 includes a CPU 404, a RAM 408 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 410 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter timer 412 for measuring time, number of times, and the like. It is equipped with a serial communication control circuit 424. The CPU 404 of the basic circuit 402 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined cycle output by the crystal oscillator 414 as a system clock. Further, a ROM 406 for storing a control program and various effect data is connected to the basic circuit 402. The ROM 406 may store the control program and various effect data in separate ROMs. Further, the ROM 406 may be provided in the basic circuit 402. The serial communication control circuit 424 connects the game board lamp drive circuit 440 for controlling the game board lamp 442 and the game board frame lamp drive circuit 450 for controlling the game board frame lamp 452. Then, lighting control is performed by serial communication between the game board lamp drive circuit 440 and the game underframe lamp drive circuit 450. The game board lamp 442 includes a light emitting diode D (see FIG. 17) arranged in the second effect movable unit 8 and light emitting diodes DO, DI, DL (see FIG. 32) arranged in the lamp unit 9. And the light emitting diodes D1 to D3 (see FIG. 40) arranged in the attacker unit 23 and the like are included.

Further, in the basic circuit 402, the sound source IC (S-ROM) 416 for controlling the speaker 120 (and the amplifier), the upper first effect movable unit 7 shown in FIG. 3A, and hidden behind the rear side. A drive circuit 422 for controlling the drive of motors and the like of various sound source devices such as the second sound source movable unit 8, a sensor circuit 428, and a volume switch 163 for adjusting the volume output from the speaker 120 are connected. ing. The sensor circuit 428 is a basic circuit based on detection signals from various movable body sensors 430 that detect the current position of various effect devices and the button sensor 426 that detects the pressing of various buttons constituting the effect button 136 and the operation key unit 190. Output to 402. When the button sensor 426 detects that the volume adjustment button 1903 (see FIG. 41) is pressed, the detection signal is output to the volume switch 163.

Next, the second sub-control unit 500 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described. The second sub-control unit 500 includes a basic circuit 502 that receives a control command transmitted by the first sub-control unit 400 via an input interface and controls the entire second sub-control unit 500 based on the control command. ing. The basic circuit 502 includes a CPU 504, a memory 508 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 510 for controlling input / output of various devices, a counter timer 512 for measuring time, number of times, and the like. A VDP (video display processor) that reads out image data or the like stored in ROM 506 based on a signal from the CPU 504, generates a display image using the work area of the VRAM 518, and displays the image on the decorative symbol display device 208. It is equipped with 516. The CPU 504 of the basic circuit 502 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined cycle output by the crystal oscillator 514 as a system clock. Further, a ROM 506 in which a control program and data for controlling the entire second sub-control unit 500, data for displaying an image, and the like are stored is connected to the basic circuit 502. In the present embodiment, the memory 508 is used as the temporary storage area, and the memory 508 is composed of a recording medium (for example, EEPROM, flash memory, etc.) capable of holding the storage state even when the power supply is cut off. Thereby, for example, the information for displaying the display related to the jackpot history can be retained even when the main control unit 300 is initialized or the setting is changed. A RAM whose stored information volatilizes when the power is cut off may be used.

Next, the payout control unit 600, the launch control unit 630, and the power supply control unit 660 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described. The payout control unit 600 mainly controls the payout motor 602 of the payout device 152 based on a signal such as a command transmitted by the main control unit 300, and a prize ball or a ball rental ball based on the control signal output by the payout sensor 604. Detects whether or not the payout of is completed. Further, the payout control unit 600 communicates with the card unit 608 provided separately from the pachinko machine 100 via the interface unit 606. In addition, the payout control unit 600 pays out prize ball information indicating that a predetermined number (for example, 10) of prize balls has been paid out and a predetermined number (for example, 25) of loan balls. The ball rental information or the like indicating that is output to the information input circuit 350 via an external terminal board (not shown). Further, a frame sensor 605 is connected to the payout control unit 600. The frame sensor 605 includes a main body opening sensor 1041 that detects that the main body 104 has been opened, a front frame door sensor 1061 that detects that the front frame door 106 has been opened, and the like, and includes the main body 104 and the front frame door. When the 106 is open, these sensors detect it and output an open signal. When the payout control unit 600 outputs the opening signal from the frame sensor 605, the payout control unit 600 outputs the door opening information to the main control unit 300.

The launch control unit 630 is an operation of the ball launch handle 134 by the player, which is output by a control signal output by the payout control unit 600 to instruct launch permission or stop, and a launch intensity output circuit provided in the ball launch handle 134. Control of the launch solenoid 632 that drives the launch rod 146 and the launch mallet 148 based on the control signal that indicates the launch intensity according to the amount, and the ball feed device 634 that supplies the ball from the ball storage dish 126 to the launch device 110. Take control.

The power supply control unit 660 converts the AC power supplied from the outside to the pachinko machine 100 into direct current, converts it into a predetermined voltage, and converts each control unit such as the main control unit 300 and the first sub control unit 400, the payout device 152, and the like. Supply to each device. Further, the power supply control unit 660 is a power storage circuit (for example, 10 days) for supplying power to a predetermined component (for example, RAM 308 of the main control unit 300) for a predetermined period (for example, 10 days) even after the power supply from the outside is cut off. , Capacitor). In this embodiment, the power supply control unit 660 supplies power to the payout control unit 600 and the second sub-control unit 500 with a predetermined voltage, and the payout control unit 600 launches the main control unit 300 and the second sub-control unit 500. Although the control unit 630 is supplied with the power supply of the predetermined voltage, the power supply of the predetermined voltage may be supplied to each control unit and each device through another power supply path.

Next, using FIGS. 5A to 5D, the first special figure display device 212, the second special figure display device 214, the decorative symbol display device 208, and the normal figure display device 210 of the pachinko machine 100 are stopped and displayed. The types of special drawings and general drawings to be used will be explained.

The special figure 1 variable game is started on the condition that the first start port sensor, which is a ball detection sensor, detects that the ball has entered the special figure 1 start ports 230 and 231, and the special figure 2 start port 232 has a ball. The special figure 2 variable game is started on condition that the second start port sensor, which is a ball detection sensor, detects that the ball has entered. When the special figure 1 variable game is started, the first special figure display device 212 blinks a part of the eight lamps (for example, the first lower lamp from the left). "Variation display" (special figure fluctuation game) is performed. Further, when the special figure 2 variable game is started, the second special figure display device 214 blinks a part of the eight lamps (for example, the first lower lamp from the left). 2 variable display ”(special figure variable game) is performed. Then, when the fluctuation time determined before the start of the fluctuation of the special figure 1 elapses, the first special figure display device 212 stops and displays the stop symbol mode of the special figure 1, and the fluctuation time determined before the start of the fluctuation of the special figure 2. After that, the second special figure display device 214 stops and displays the stop symbol mode of the special figure 2. Hereinafter, the variation display from the start of the "variation display of the special figure 1 or 2" to the stop display of the stop symbol mode of the special figure 1 or 2 may be referred to as the variation display of the special figure. The variable display of this special figure may be continuously performed multiple times.

Further, in the present embodiment, the specification for starting the variable display of the special figure in the special figure 1 and the special figure 2 regardless of whether or not one special figure performs the variable display of the other special figure (such as this). Pachinko machines with various specifications are sometimes called "simultaneous fluctuation machines").

FIG. 5A shows an example of the stop symbol mode of the special figure 1. In FIG. 5A, four types of special figures, "special figure A" to "special figure D", are shown. In FIG. 5A, a white portion in the figure indicates a lamp that is turned off, and a black portion indicates a lamp that is turned on.

In the present embodiment, two types of jackpot symbols (“Special Figure A” and “Special Figure B”) are prepared as the stop symbol modes of Special Figure 1. "Special figure A" is a 6-round (R) normal jackpot symbol, and when "special figure A" is stopped and displayed, the game shifts to a jackpot game state in which the first variable winning opening 234 opens, and the jackpot game ends. After that, the control state becomes the special figure low probability normal figure high probability state. Further, "special figure B" is a 6R probability variation big hit symbol, and when "special figure B" is stopped and displayed, the first variable winning opening 234 shifts to a big hit game state in which the first variable winning opening 234 opens, and control is performed after the big hit game is completed. The state becomes a special figure high probability normal figure low probability state. In this embodiment, two types of jackpot symbols are prepared, but it goes without saying that three or more types of jackpot symbols may be prepared. In addition, a big hit that is practically difficult to win in some rounds (for example, it is difficult to win due to a short opening) may be prepared.

In the pachinko machine 100 of the present embodiment, whether or not it is a big hit in the special figure variable game is determined by a lottery of hardware random numbers, and whether it is a normal big hit or a probabilistic big hit is decided by a lottery of software random numbers. The difference between the normal jackpot and the probability variation jackpot is whether the probability of winning the jackpot is high (probability variation jackpot) or low (normal jackpot) in the next special figure fluctuation game. Hereinafter, the state in which the probability of winning this jackpot is high is referred to as a special figure high probability state (hereinafter, may be referred to as "special figure probability change" or simply "probability change"), and the state in which the probability is low is referred to as a special figure. It is called a low probability state. In this embodiment, as will be described later, there is almost no difference in the jackpot probability between the special figure low probability state and the special figure high probability state, and the special figure fluctuates between the special figure low probability state and the special figure high probability state. The times are configured to vary greatly. In addition, after the jackpot game is completed, the time may be shortened (electric support state). Here, the electric support state is a predetermined state in which the player's advantage is higher than that of the non-electric support state by shortening the time from the end of the big hit in the special figure fluctuation game to the start of the next big hit. It refers to the state. The time saving will be described in detail later, but the time saving state is referred to as a normal figure high probability state (hereinafter, may be referred to as “normal figure probability change”), and the state not in the normal time saving state is referred to as a normal figure low probability state. In this way, the electric support state (time saving state) is started on condition that the jackpot game is completed. Strictly speaking, the "electric support state" is a state related to a normal figure, and the "time saving state" is a state related to a special figure or a state related to a normal figure and a special figure. A time saving flag is prepared in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300, and when the time saving flag is set to ON, it is in the electric support state and is in the normal high probability state. In the high probability state of the normal map, it is easier to win the variable game of the normal map than in the low probability state of the normal map (probability change of the normal map). For example, the winning probability of the normal figure variable game is 0/100 (that is, it is always out of order) in the normal figure low probability state (non-electric support state), whereas the normal figure high probability state (electric support state). ) Increases to 100/100 (that is, it always hits). In addition, the fluctuation time of the normal map fluctuation game is shorter in the electric support state than in the non-electric support state (normal map variation and shortness). For example, in the non-electric support state, the fluctuation time of the normal figure variation game of 10 seconds is shortened to 2 seconds in the electric support state. Further, in the electric support state, the opening time in one opening of the blade member 2311 (see FIG. 35) of the special drawing 1 starting port (variable) 231 tends to be longer than in the non-electric support state (electric chew opening period). Extension). For example, in the non-electric support state, the electric chew opening period of 0.5 seconds is extended to 2 seconds in the electric support state. Further, in the electric support state, the blade member 2311 is more likely to open than in the non-electric support state (the number of times the electric chew is opened increases). For example, the blade member 2311, which opens only once in the non-electric support state for each winning of the normal drawing start port 228, opens twice in the electric support state (opens for 2 seconds, closes for 1 second, and closes for 2 seconds again). Open). By extending the electric chew opening period and increasing the number of times the electric chew is opened, the probability of entering the special figure 1 starting port (variable) 231 increases. The time saving flag is set to off during the jackpot game. Therefore, the non-electric support state is maintained during the jackpot game. This is because the game balls are picked up by the electric chew with a small number of prize balls, especially in the big hit game, and the first variable winning opening 234 or the second variable winning opening 235 (these variable winning openings may be called "attacker"). This is because if the number of prizes for the game ball to (.) Is reduced, the player may be disadvantaged. In the present embodiment, in the electric support state (time saving state), the probability change of the normal figure, the change of the normal figure, the extension of the opening period of the electric chew, and the increase of the number of times of opening the electric chew are all performed, but at least of these. If any one of them is performed, the player's advantage will be high, and the electric support state (time saving state) may be set. Alternatively, if either the extension of the electric chew opening period or the increase in the number of times of electric chew opening is performed, the probability of entering the special figure 1 starting port (variable) 231 is increased, and the electric support state (time saving state) is established. May be good. In the non-electric support state, it is more difficult for the game ball to enter the special figure 1 starting port (variable) 231 than in the electric support state. As described above, the special figure 1 starting port (variable) 231 changes into a winning difficult state in which the game ball is difficult to enter and a winning easy state in which the game ball is easy to enter. The entrance of the special figure 1 starting port (variable) 231 is in a state where it is easy to win a prize in the electric support state for a longer period than in the non-electric support state. In the present embodiment, when "Special Figure A" is stopped and displayed, the electric support state is maintained for 50 times of the special figure variable game after the end of the big hit game to be performed thereafter, and the electric support state is maintained at the 51st time. It shifts to the support state (low probability state in the normal figure). On the other hand, when a big hit without electric support (“Special Figure B”) is won, the state does not shift to the electric support state after the big hit game is completed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the "special figure A" is stopped and displayed, the control state becomes the special figure low probability normal figure high probability state after the big hit game is completed. Further, when the "special figure B" is stopped and displayed, the control state becomes the special figure high probability normal figure low probability state after the big hit game is completed.

Further, in the present embodiment, for the special figure 1, a small hit symbol (“special figure C”) is prepared in addition to the big hit symbol. When a small hit is made with "Special Figure C", the door member 2351 of the second variable winning opening 235 opens for 0.06 seconds 12 times after the symbol is stopped. The opening time and the number of times of opening the door member 2351 can be set as appropriate. In the small hit game, when a predetermined number of balls (for example, 10 balls) enter the second variable winning opening 235, or when a predetermined amount of game value (predetermined number of balls) is acquired, the small hit game Is completed, and the door member 2351 is not opened after that. During the small hit game, it shifts to the special figure low probability normal figure low probability state. The small hit is a hit in which the control state does not change before and after the small hit game, and after the small hit game ends, the control state returns to the control state before the start of the small hit game.

In the present embodiment, as described above, since the machine is a simultaneous variable machine, there may be a situation in which the special figure 2 is displaying the fluctuation when the special figure 1 becomes a small hit and shifts to the small hit game. .. In this case, when a small hit occurs in Special Figure 1, the variation display of Special Figure 2 is interrupted, and when the small hit game related to the small hit ends, the variation display of Special Figure 2 is restarted. In addition, when special figure 1 becomes a big hit and shifts to a big hit game, special figure 2 is in a variable display, or when special figure 2 becomes a big hit and shifts to a big hit game, special figure 1 changes and displays. In this case, if one special figure becomes a big hit, the variation display of the other special map is forcibly terminated, the result of the variation display is discarded, and the result of the deviation is displayed. It will be.

Further, in the present embodiment, one type of stop symbol is prepared as a lost symbol. "Special figure D" is a lost pattern.

FIG. 5B shows an example of the stop symbol mode of the special figure 2. In FIG. 5 (b), five types of special figures from "special figure a" to "special figure d" are shown, and three kinds of special figures are jackpot symbols ("special figure a" to "special figure a" to "special figure d". Figure c "). "Special figure a" is a 6R normal jackpot symbol, and when "special figure a" is stopped and displayed, it shifts to a jackpot game state in which the first variable winning opening 234 opens, and after the jackpot game is completed, a control state. Is in the special figure low probability normal figure high probability state. Further, "special figure b" is a 6R probability variation big hit symbol, and when "special figure b" is stopped and displayed, the first variable winning opening 234 shifts to a big hit game state in which the first variable winning opening 234 opens, and control is performed after the big hit game is completed. The state becomes a special figure high probability normal figure low probability state. The "special figure c" is a 10R probability variable big hit symbol, and when the "special figure c" is stopped and displayed, the first variable winning opening 234 opens to a big hit game state, and after the big hit game is completed, The control state becomes the special figure high probability normal figure low probability state. It should be noted that a jackpot that is practically difficult to win in some rounds (for example, it is difficult to win due to a short opening) may be prepared. Further, in Special Figure 2, three types of jackpot symbols are prepared, but three or more types of jackpot symbols may be prepared.

Further, also in the special figure 2, a small hit symbol (“special figure d”) is prepared in addition to the big hit symbol. When a small hit is made with "special figure d", the door member 2351 of the second variable winning opening 235 opens for 0.06 seconds only once after the symbol is stopped. Here, when compared with the small hit symbol of Special Figure 1 (“Special Figure C”), the small hit in Special Figure 1 (Special Figure 1) is compared to the case of small hit in Special Figure 2 (“Special Figure d” is stopped and displayed). When "Fig. C" is stopped and displayed), it is easier for more game balls to enter the second variable winning opening 235, and it is possible to obtain more balls. In other words, the small hit of Special Figure 2 does not give a ball, but the small hit of Special Figure 1 gives a ball. The opening time and the number of times of opening the door member 2351 can be set as appropriate.

FIG. 5C shows an example of a decorative pattern. There are 10 types of decorative patterns of the present embodiment, "decoration 1" to "decoration 10". A ball has won a prize in the special figure 1 start port (fixed) 230, the special figure 1 start port (variable) 231 or the special figure 2 start port 232, that is, the special figure 1 start port (fixed) 230 or the special figure 1 start port. On condition that the first start port sensor detects that the ball has entered the (variable) 231 or that the second start port sensor has detected that the ball has entered the special figure 2 start port 232. In each of the symbol display areas of the left symbol display area 208a, the middle symbol display area 208b, and the right symbol display area 208c of the decorative symbol display device 208, "decoration 1" → "decoration 2" → "decoration 3" → ... In some cases, "variable display of decorative symbols" is performed, in which the display is switched in the order of "decoration 9" → "decoration 10" → "decoration 1" → ... That is, the decorative symbol display device 208 variablely displays the decorative symbol separately from the first special symbol display device 212 and the second special symbol display device 214. Then, the stop symbol mode, which is a combination of decorative symbols, is stopped and displayed. In the present embodiment, in the normal game state and the electric support state in which the special figure 1 is mainly changed, the decorative symbol is changed in accordance with the changed display of the special figure 1, and the special figure 2 is mainly used. In the probabilistic state in which the variation display is performed, the variation display of the decorative symbol is performed in accordance with the variation display of the special figure 2. On the other hand, in the normal game state and the electric support state, even if the variation display of the special figure 2 is performed, the variation display of the decorative symbol is not performed, and the symbol variation display is performed only on the fourth symbol and the second special symbol display device 214, which will be described later. In the probabilistic state, even if the variation display of the special figure 1 is performed, the variation display of the decorative symbol is not performed, and the symbol variation display is performed only on the fourth symbol and the first special symbol display device 212.

A mode other than the case where the first special figure display device 212 confirms and notifies the 6R probability variation jackpot in the normal game state or the electric support state, and the case where the second special figure display device 214 confirms that the 10R probability variation jackpot is in the probability variation state. In the case of notifying a big hit or a small hit, in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, 3 decorative symbols having the same numbers other than "decoration 3-decoration 3-decoration 3" and "decoration 7-decoration 7-decoration 7" are displayed. The combination of the decorative patterns arranged side by side (for example, "decoration 1-decoration 1-decoration 1", "decoration 4-decoration 4-decoration 4", etc.) is stopped and displayed. Further, when a 6R probability variation jackpot (“special figure B”) is definitely notified by the first special figure display device 212 in the normal game state or the electric support state, the 10R probability variation jackpot (“special figure B”) is confirmed by the second special figure display device 214 in the probability variation state. In the case of confirming that it is the special figure c)), "decoration 3-decoration 3-decoration 3" or "decoration 7-decoration 7-decoration 7" is stopped and displayed in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Further, in the case of notifying the lost symbol of "special symbol D" or "special symbol e", a combination of decorative symbols other than the combination of decorative symbols described above (for example, dispersal) is provided in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Eye) is stopped and displayed.

Hereinafter, in the decorative symbol display device 208, the display from the start of this "variable display of the decorative symbol" to the stop display of the stop symbol mode of the decorative symbol is the variable display of the decorative symbol (in the case of "decorative symbol variable display"). There is also.). The variable display of the decorative symbol is performed by being controlled by the second sub-control unit 500.

FIG. 5D shows an example of the stop symbol mode of the normal drawing. There are two types of stop display modes of the normal figure of the present embodiment: a hit symbol "Public figure A" and a missed symbol "Public figure B". Based on the fact that the gate sensor, which is a ball detection sensor, detects that the ball has passed through the normal figure start port 228, the normal figure display device 210 alternately lights two LEDs arranged one above the other. Perform "variable display" (normal map variable game). Then, after the fluctuation time has elapsed, one of the hit symbols "Fu-zu A" and the out-of-order symbol "Fu-zu B" is stopped and displayed. Also in FIG. 5D, the white portion in the figure indicates the location of the lamp to be turned off, and the black portion indicates the location of the lamp to be turned on.

Hereinafter, the display from the start of this "variation display of the normal map" to the stop display of the stop symbol mode of the normal map may be referred to as the variable display of the normal map.

<Main control unit main processing>
Next, the main control unit main process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 shown in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the main processing of the main control unit.

The RAM 308 of the main control unit 300 shown in FIG. 4 stores a special figure random value, a special figure round determined random value, a special figure electric support determined random value, a special symbol symbol determined random value, and the like. Further, the RAM 308 is provided with a random number counter that generates these various random number values. Further, the RAM 308 stores the number of reserved special figures, the random value of winning special figures, the results of various determinations (lottery), and the like. Hereinafter, the area in the RAM 308 for storing the reserved number of special figures may be referred to as a reserved number storage area for special figures. Furthermore, the RAM 308 is provided with a start information storage unit for special figures divided into a maximum number of areas (4 in this example) in which the start of the winning / failing determination (lottery) can be suspended. A random value storage area for ordinary drawings is also provided. As will be described later, in the start information storage unit for the special figure, a plurality of types of start information are set as one set, and these start information are stored in each set in the winning order (holding order) for each area.

As described above, the main control unit 300 shown in FIG. 4 is provided with a start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 340 that outputs a start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 to which the start signal is input reset-starts by reset interrupt and executes the main control unit main process shown in FIG. 6 according to the control program stored in the ROM 306 in advance.

In step S101, the initial setting 1 is performed. In this initial setting 1, the stack initial value is set (temporarily set) to the stack pointer (SP) of the CPU 304, the interrupt mask is set, the I / O 310 is initialized, the initial settings of various variables stored in the RAM 308 are set, and the WDT314 is set. Permission to operate and set initial values. In this embodiment, a value corresponding to 32.8 ms is set in WDT314 as an initial value.

In step S103, the value of the counter of WDT314 is cleared, and the time measurement by WDT314 is restarted.

In step S105, whether or not the low voltage signal is on, that is, the voltage value of the power supply that the voltage monitoring circuit 338 supplies to the main control unit 300 via the second sub control unit 500 by the power supply control unit 660. Monitors whether or not a low voltage signal indicating that the voltage has dropped is output when is less than a predetermined value (9v in this embodiment). Then, when the low voltage signal is on (when the CPU 304 detects the power interruption), the process returns to step S103, and when the low voltage signal is off (when the CPU 304 does not detect the power interruption), the step returns to step S103. Proceed to S107. Even if the predetermined value (9V) is not reached immediately after the power is turned on, the process returns to step S103, and step S105 is repeatedly executed until the supply voltage becomes equal to or higher than the predetermined value.

In step S107, the initial setting 2 is performed. In this initial setting 2, a process of setting a numerical value for setting a cycle for executing the timer interrupt process of the main control unit described later in the timer circuit 312 in the timer circuit 312, a predetermined port of the I / O 310 (for example, a test output port, etc.) A process for outputting a clear signal from the output port to the first sub-control unit 400), a setting for permitting writing to the RAM 308, and the like are performed.

In step S109, it is determined whether or not to return to the state before the power is cut off (before the power is cut off), and when the state before the power is cut off is not returned (when the basic circuit 302 of the main control unit 300 is set to the initial state). ) Proceeds to the processing after step S113 in order to execute the initialization processing.

If it is not determined that the state before the power failure is restored (step S109; No), the cause is whether the RAM clear switch 180 provided on the power supply board 182 shown in FIG. 2 is operated by a clerk of a game store or the like. Whether or not it is determined (step S113). That is, it is determined whether or not the RAM clear signal transmitted when the RAM clear switch 180 is operated is ON (indicating that the operation has been performed). When it is determined that the RAM clear signal is ON (step S113; Yes), it is determined whether or not the setting change key 192 is operated to the ON side (step S115), and the setting change key 192 is operated to the ON side. If it is determined that this is the case (step S115; Yes), the setting change process is executed (step S117).

When the setting change process is executed, the 7-segment corresponding to the setting monitor on the accessory ratio / setting display 196 blinks indicating "1", indicating that the setting can be changed. In this state, each time the setting change button 194 is pressed, the 7-segment of the setting monitor is incremented, and the setting change button 194 is pressed while the 7-segment corresponding to the setting monitor indicates "6". Then, it returns to "1". In the present embodiment, it is possible to select at least one of settings 1 to 6 having different jackpot probabilities, and the setting is made by operating the setting change key 192 to the OFF side after changing to the desired setting. Is confirmed. At this time, the setting value displayed on the setting monitor is deleted. After that, after the setting is confirmed, the set value can be redisplayed on the setting monitor for a certain period of time (for example, 5 seconds) by operating the setting change button 194. In the present embodiment, the set value is displayed on the setting monitor of the accessory ratio / setting display 196, but for example, it may be displayed on the decorative symbol display device 208 or notified by voice output. Good. Further, in the present embodiment, the 6-step setting of settings 1 to 6 is set, but the setting may be other than the 6-step setting, or the setting may not be changed. Further, in the present embodiment, the initial value of the setting displayed on the setting monitor is set to "1", but the setting value before the power is cut off is retained and the retained setting value is displayed. May be good.

Further, in step S113, when it is not determined that the RAM clear signal is ON (step S113; No), or when it is not determined in step S115 that the setting change key 192 is operated to the ON side (step S113; No). Step S115; No), the process proceeds to step S119 without executing the setting change process of step S117.

In step S119, the initialization process is executed to bring the basic circuit 302 into the initial state (step S119). Here, when the RAM clear signal is ON, the power status information stored in the power status storage area provided in the RAM 308 is read, and when the power status information is not the information indicating suspend, a predetermined area of the RAM 308 (for example,). A checksum is calculated by adding all the 1-byte data stored in (all areas) to a register having a 1-byte configuration whose initial value is 0, and the calculated checksum result is a specific value (for example, 0). Is determined (whether the checksum result is normal or not), and when the checksum result is other than a specific value (for example, 0) (when the checksum result is abnormal). Executes the initialization process to bring the pachinko machine 100 into the initial state. In this initialization process, interrupt prohibition is set, the stack initial value is set in the stack pointer (this setting), and all the storage areas of the RAM 308 are initialized. In the present embodiment, the set value set in the setting change process (step S117) is retained even when the initialization is performed. Further, here, a normal return command and a setting command indicating the setting selected in step S117 are set in the transmission information storage area provided in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300. This normal return command is a command indicating that the initialization process (step S119) of the main control unit 300 has been performed, and is the same as the power recovery command described later in step S233 in the timer interrupt process of the main control unit 300. , Is transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400.

In step S121, after setting the interrupt prohibition, the basic random number initial value update process is performed. In this basic random number initial value update process, two initial value generation random number counters for generating the initial values of the normal figure winning random number counter and the special figure random number value counter are updated. For example, assuming that the numerical range that can be taken as the normal figure winning random number value is 0 to 99, a value is acquired from the random number counter storage area for generating the general figure winning random number value provided in the RAM 308, and 1 is added to the acquired value. Then, it is stored in the original random number counter storage area. At this time, if the result of adding 1 to the acquired value is 100, 0 is stored in the original random number counter storage area. The other initial value generation random number counters and random number counters are updated in the same manner. The main control unit 300 repeatedly executes the process of step S121 except during the timer interrupt process that starts at a predetermined cycle.

On the other hand, in step S111, the power recovery process is performed. In this power recovery process, the value of the stack pointer stored in the stack pointer save area provided in the RAM 308 is read at the time of power interruption, and the stack pointer is reset (this setting). Further, when the power is cut off, the value of each register stored in the register save area provided in the RAM 308 is read, reset to each register, and then the interrupt permission is set. After that, as a result of the CPU 304 executing the control program based on the stack pointer and the register after the resetting, the pachinko machine 100 returns to the state when the power is turned off. That is, the processing is restarted from the instruction next to the instruction (predetermined in step S121) performed immediately before branching to the timer interrupt processing (described later) immediately before the power interruption. Further, the RAM 308 mounted on the basic circuit 302 in the main control unit 300 shown in FIG. 2 is provided with a transmission information storage area. In this step S111, a power recovery command is set in the transmission information storage area. This power recovery command is a command indicating that the state has returned to the state when the power was turned off, and is transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 in step S233 in the timer interrupt process of the main control unit 300, which will be described later.

<Main control unit timer interrupt processing>
Next, the main control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. 7. The figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the timer interrupt process of the main control unit.

The main control unit 300 shown in FIG. 4 includes a timer circuit 312 that generates a timer interrupt signal at a predetermined cycle (once every 4 ms in the present embodiment), and the main control is triggered by the timer interrupt signal. Part timer interrupt processing is started at a predetermined cycle.

In step S201, the timer interrupt start process is performed. In this timer interrupt start process, a process of temporarily saving the value of each register of the CPU 304 to the stack area is performed.

In step S203, the WDT314 is periodically (this) so that the count value of the WDT314 does not exceed the initial setting value (32.8 ms in the present embodiment) and the WDT interrupt does not occur (so as not to detect an abnormality in the process). In the embodiment, the restart is performed once every about 2 ms, which is the cycle of interrupting the main control unit timer.

In step S205, the input port state update process is performed. In this input port state update process, detection signals of various sensors 320 shown in FIG. 4 including various ball detection sensors are input via the input port of the I / O 310 to monitor the presence or absence of the detection signals, and various types are sent to the RAM 308. It is stored in the signal state storage area provided separately for each sensor 320. Taking the detection signal of the ball detection sensor as an example, the information on the presence / absence of the detection signal of each ball detection sensor detected in the timer interrupt processing (about 4 ms before) two times before is stored in the RAM 308 for each ball detection sensor. Read from the previous detection signal storage area provided in the RAM 308, store this information in the detection signal storage area before the previous two times divided in the RAM 308 for each sphere detection sensor, and perform the previous timer interrupt processing (about 2 ms before). ), The information on the presence or absence of the detection signal of each sphere detection sensor is read out from the present detection signal storage area provided in the RAM 308 for each sphere detection sensor, and this information is read out from the above-mentioned previous detection signal storage area. Remember in. Further, the detection signal of each ball detection sensor detected this time is stored in the above-mentioned detection signal storage area this time.

Further, in step S205, the information on the presence / absence of the detection signal of each sphere detection sensor stored in each storage area of the above-mentioned two-time detection signal storage area, the previous detection signal storage area, and the current detection signal storage area is compared, and each of them is compared. It is determined whether or not the information on the presence / absence of the detection signals for the past three times in the ball detection sensor of the above matches the winning determination pattern information. While one game ball passes through one ball detection sensor, this main control unit timer interrupt process that repeats activation at a very short interval of about 2 ms is activated several times. Therefore, every time the main control unit timer interrupt process is activated, in step S205 described above, a detection signal indicating that the same game ball has passed the same ball detection sensor is confirmed. As a result, a detection signal indicating that the same game ball has passed through the same ball detection sensor is stored in each of the above-mentioned two-time detection signal storage area, the previous detection signal storage area, and the current detection signal storage area. That is, when the game ball starts to pass through the ball detection sensor, there is no detection signal two times before, there is a previous detection signal, and there is a detection signal this time. In the present embodiment, in consideration of erroneous detection and noise of the ball detection sensor, if the detection signal is stored twice in succession after no detection signal, it is determined that a prize has been won. The ROM 306 of the main control unit 300 shown in FIG. 4 stores prize determination pattern information (in the present embodiment, information indicating that there is no detection signal two times before, there is a previous detection signal, and there is a detection signal this time). In this step S205, the information on the presence / absence of the detection signals for the past three times in each ball detection sensor is the predetermined winning determination pattern information (in this embodiment, there is no detection signal two times before, there is a previous detection signal, and there is a detection signal this time. General winning opening, 1st variable winning opening 234, 2nd variable winning opening 235, 1st special figure starting port (fixed) 230, 1st special drawing starting port (variable) ) 231 and the second special figure start port 232, or the normal figure start port 228 is determined to have passed. That is, it is determined that the balls have entered the general winning openings, these variable winning openings 234, 235, and these starting openings 230, 231, 232, 228. For example, when the information on the presence / absence of the detection signals for the past three times in the first start port sensor that detects the entry of the ball into the first special figure start port (fixed) 230 matches the above-mentioned winning determination pattern information, the first 1 It is determined that the special figure start port (fixed) 230 has won a prize, that is, the game medium passing through the predetermined area has been detected, and the subsequent processing associated with the winning of the first special figure start port (fixed) 230 is performed. However, if the information on the presence or absence of the detection signals for the past three times does not match the above-mentioned winning determination pattern information, the processing associated with the subsequent winning of the first special figure start port (fixed) 230 is not performed. Branch to subsequent processing. The ROM 306 of the main control unit 300 stores the winning determination clear pattern information (in the present embodiment, information indicating that there is a detection signal two times before, no detection signal last time, and no detection signal this time). After it is determined that there has been a prize once, it is not determined that there was a prize until the information on the presence or absence of the detection signals for the past three times in each ball detection sensor matches the prize judgment clear pattern information, and the prize judgment is cleared. If it matches the pattern information, it is next determined whether or not it matches the above-mentioned winning determination pattern information.

In step S207 and step S209, the basic random number initial value update process and the basic random number update process are performed. In these basic random number initial value update processing and basic random number update processing, the value of the initial value generation random number counter performed in step S121 is updated, and then the normal figure winning random number value and the normal figure winning random number value used by the main control unit 300 are used. The random number counter for generating each special figure random number value is updated. For example, assuming that the numerical range that can be taken as the normal figure winning random number value is 0 to 99, a value is acquired from the random number counter storage area for generating the general figure winning random number value provided in the RAM 308, and 1 is added to the acquired value. Then, it is stored in the original random number counter storage area. At this time, if the result of adding 1 to the acquired value is 100, 0 is stored in the original random number counter storage area. If it is determined that the random number counter has gone around as a result of adding 1 to the acquired value, the value of the initial value generation random number counter corresponding to each random number counter is acquired and stored in the storage area of the random number counter. set. For example, a value is acquired from a random number counter for generating a random number winning random number that fluctuates in a numerical range of 0 to 99, and the result of adding 1 to the acquired value is stored in a predetermined initial value storage area provided in the RAM 308. If the value is equal to the previously set initial value (for example, 7), the value is acquired as the initial value from the random number counter for generating the initial value corresponding to the random number counter for generating the winning random number, and the value is obtained as the initial value. The initial value set this time is stored in the above-mentioned initial value storage area in order to set the random number counter for generating the winning random number value and to determine that the random number counter for generating the winning random number value has made one round next. I will do it. In addition to the above-mentioned initial value storage area for determining that the random number counter for generating the winning random number of the normal figure has made one round, it is determined that the random number counter for generating the special figure random number has made one round. An initial value storage area for this purpose is provided in the RAM 308.

In step S211 the effect random number update process is performed. In this effect random number update process, the random number counter for generating the effect random number value used by the main control unit 300 is updated.

In step S213, the timer update process is performed. In this timer update process, a symbol is displayed on the normal symbol display symbol update timer, the first special symbol display device 212, and the second special symbol display device 214 for measuring the time for displaying the symbol on the normal symbol display device 210 in a fluctuating / stopped manner. Various types including a special symbol display symbol update timer for timing the fluctuation / stop display time, a timer for timing a predetermined winning effect time, a predetermined open time, a predetermined closing time, a predetermined end effect period, etc. Update the timer.

In step S215, the winning opening counter update process is performed. In this winning opening counter update process, when there is a prize in the winning openings 234, 235 and the starting openings 230, 231, 232, the winning ball number storage area provided in the RAM 308 for each winning opening or each starting opening is stored. The value is read, 1 is added, and the original prize ball number storage area is set.

Further, in step S217, the winning prize acceptance process is performed. In the prize acceptance process, if a predetermined condition is satisfied, a plurality of types of start information are acquired. The plurality of types of start information acquired here are stored as one set of start information in a vacant area of the start information storage unit provided in the RAM 308 according to the winning order (holding order).

In step S219, which is executed following step S217, the payout request number transmission process is performed. The output schedule information and the payout request information to be output to the payout control unit 600 shown in FIG. 4 are composed of 1 byte, and the strobe information (when on, it indicates that the data is set) and the bit 6 are set in bit 7. Power-on information (when turned on, indicates that this is the first command transmission after power-on), bits 4 to 5 this time processing type for encryption (0 to 3), and bits 0 to 3 encrypted. The number of payout requests after chemical processing is shown.

In step S221, the normal map state update process is performed. This normal map state update process performs one of a plurality of processes corresponding to the normal map state. For example, in the normal figure state update process in the middle of the normal figure fluctuation display (the value of the above-mentioned normal figure display symbol update timer is 1 or more), the two LEDs constituting the normal symbol display device 210 blink alternately. Drive control is performed. By performing this control, the normal symbol display device 210 performs a variable display of the normal map (normal map variable game).

In addition, in the normal figure state update process at the timing when the normal figure fluctuation display time elapses (the timing when the value of the normal figure display symbol update timer changes from 1 to 0), when the hit flag is on, the hit symbol is displayed. The lighting / extinguishing drive control of the two LEDs constituting the normal symbol display device 210 is performed so as to be a mode, and when the hit flag is off, the normal symbol display device 210 is configured so as to display a lost symbol. The lighting / extinguishing drive control of the two LEDs is performed. Further, the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300 is provided with a setting area for performing various settings not only in the normal figure state update process but also in various processes. Here, the lighting / extinguishing drive control is performed, and a setting indicating that the normal drawing stop display is being performed is performed in the setting area. By performing this control, the normal symbol display device 210 determines one of the hit symbol (normal symbol A shown in FIG. 5 (d)) and the lost symbol (normal symbol B shown in FIG. 5 (d)). Display. After that, for a predetermined stop display period (for example, 500 msec), information indicating the stop period is set in the storage area of the normal figure stop time management timer provided in the RAM 308 to maintain the display. With this setting, the confirmed and displayed symbol is stopped and displayed for a predetermined period, and the result of the normal map variation game is notified to the player.

If the result of the normal map fluctuation game is a hit, the normal map hit flag is turned on as described later. When the normal map hit flag is on, in the normal map state update process at the timing when the predetermined stop display period ends (the timing when the value of the normal map stop time management timer changes from 1 to 0), the RAM 308 A solenoid (FIG. 4) for opening / closing the blade member 2311 (see FIG. 35) of the first special figure start port (variable) 231 is set in the setting area during normal operation and during a predetermined opening period (for example, 2 seconds). A signal for holding the blade member 2311 in the open state is output to (a part of various solenoids 332) shown in the above, and information indicating the opening period is set in the storage area of the blade opening time management timer provided in the RAM 308.

Further, in the normal drawing state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined opening period ends (the timing when the value of the blade opening time management timer changes from 1 to 0), the attacker unit has a predetermined closing period (for example, 500 msec). A signal for holding the blade member 2311 in the closed state is sent to a solenoid (a part of various solenoids 332 shown in FIG. 4) for opening / closing the blade member 2311 of the first special drawing start port (variable) 231 provided in the 23. At the same time as outputting, information indicating the closing period is set in the storage area of the blade closing time management timer provided in the RAM 308.

Further, in the normal figure state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined closing period ends (the timing when the value of the blade closing time management timer changes from 1 to 0), the setting area of the RAM 308 is set to be inactive. To do. Further, if the result of the normal map fluctuation game is a loss, the normal map loss flag is turned on as described later. When this normal figure loss flag is on, even in the normal figure state update process at the timing when the predetermined stop display period described above ends (the timing when the value of the normal figure stop time management timer changes from 1 to 0). Set the setting area of the RAM 308 to be inactive. In the normal map state update process when the normal map is not operating, the process proceeds to the next step S223 without doing anything.

In step S223, the drawing-related lottery process is performed. In this normal figure-related lottery process, the normal figure variable game and the opening / closing control of the first special figure start port (variable) 231 are not performed (the state of the normal figure is not operating), and the normal figure is on hold. When the number of fluctuating games is 1 or more, the result of the fluctuating game is won or not won by a random number lottery based on the random number value stored in the above-mentioned random number storage area. A hit determination is made to determine whether or not, and if a winner is to be won, the hit flag provided in the RAM 308 is set to ON. In case of unsuccessful, set the hit flag to off. Regardless of the result of the hit determination, the value of a predetermined random number counter is acquired as the normal figure timer random number value, and the normal figure display device 210 is used from among a plurality of fluctuation times based on the acquired normal figure timer random number value. One time for variable display of the figure is selected, and this variable display time is stored in the normal figure fluctuation time storage area provided in the RAM 308 as the normal figure fluctuation display time. It should be noted that the number of reserved normal map variable games is stored in the normal map reserved number storage area provided in the RAM 308, and each time a hit determination is made, the number of reserved normal map variable games is calculated. The value obtained by subtracting 1 is stored again in this reserved number storage area. Also, the random value used for the hit judgment is deleted.

Subsequently, the special figure look-ahead process (step S224) is executed. In the special figure pre-reading process, the main control unit 300 pre-reads the increased start information in each of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2, predetermines the stop symbol and the fluctuation time before the hit / fail determination process, and predetermines. The result (special figure look-ahead result) is stored in the look-ahead result storage unit in the RAM 308.

Next, the special figure state update process for each of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2 is performed. First, the special figure state update process (special figure 2 state update process) for the special figure 2 is performed (step S225). In this special figure 2 state update process, one of the following plurality of processes is performed according to the state of special figure 2.

For example, in the special figure 2 state update process in the middle of the special figure 2 fluctuation display (the value of the special figure 2 display symbol update timer is 1 or more), a predetermined one of the eight LEDs constituting the special figure 2 display device 214 is specified. The on / off drive control is performed by repeating the on / off of the LED. By performing this control, the special figure 2 display device 214 performs the variable display of the special figure 2 (special figure 2 variable game). Further, predetermined transmission information indicating that the rotation start setting transmission process is to be executed in the command setting transmission process (step S233) is additionally stored in the above-mentioned transmission information storage area, and then the process is terminated. If the number of time reductions stored in the time reduction storage unit provided in the RAM 308 is 1 or more, 1 is subtracted from the number of time reductions.

Further, the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300 is provided with flags such as a 10R jackpot flag, a 6R jackpot flag, a small hit flag, a missed flag, a special figure probability fluctuation flag, and a normal figure probability fluctuation flag. These flags are set on or off based on the determined stop symbol in the special figure 2 related lottery process described later. In the special figure 2 state update process that starts at the timing when the special figure 2 fluctuation display time elapses (the timing when the value of the special figure 2 display symbol update timer changes from 1 to 0), for example, the 10R jackpot flag is on, and the special figure When the probability fluctuation flag is on and the normal figure probability fluctuation flag is off, the special figure c and 6R jackpot flags shown in Fig. 5 (b) are on, the special figure probability change flag is also on, and the normal figure probability change flag is off. In the case, special figure b, 6R jackpot flag is on, special figure probability fluctuation flag is off, normal figure probability fluctuation flag is on, special figure a, small hit flag is on, special figure d, loss When the flag is on, the lighting / extinguishing drive control of the LEDs constituting the special figure 2 display device 214 is performed so as to be in each mode of the special figure e, and the special figure 2 stop display is being displayed in the setting area of the RAM 308. Make settings to indicate that. By performing this control, the special figure 2 display device 214 has a 10R probability variable big hit symbol (special figure e), a 6R probability variable big hit symbol (special figure b), a 6R normal big hit symbol (special figure a), and a small hit symbol (special figure a). The final display of any one of the symbol d) and the lost symbol (special symbol e) is performed. In the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment, which is a simultaneous fluctuation machine, the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 may be performed during the fluctuation display of the special figure 2, but the fluctuation display time of the special figure 2 has elapsed. If the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed at the timing, the lottery result is discarded and the missed symbol is stopped and displayed at the timing of the jackpot symbol display of special figure 2 regardless of the lottery result of special figure 1. Will be done. Further, in the case where the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 is performed during the fluctuation display of the special figure 2, if the small hit symbol is stopped and displayed at the timing when the fluctuation display time of the special figure 2 elapses, the special figure 2 is displayed. The progress of the variation display time of the special figure 1 is interrupted at the timing of the small hit symbol display of, and as a result, from the start of the variation display of the special figure 1 until the symbol of the special figure 1 is stopped and displayed. The time will be extended by the time from the stop display of the small hit symbol of Special Figure 2 to the end of the small hit game.

After that, in order to maintain the display for a predetermined stop display period (for example, 500 ms), information indicating the stop period is set in the storage area of the special figure 2 stop time management timer provided in the RAM 308. With this setting, the confirmed display of the special figure 2 is stopped and displayed for a predetermined period, and the result of the special figure 2 variable game is notified to the player. Further, if the number of time reductions stored in the time reduction number storage unit provided in the RAM 308 is 0 and the time reduction flag is on, the time reduction flag is turned off. Furthermore, the time saving flag is turned off even during the big hit game (during the special game state).

Further, in FIG. 2, a symbol for additionally storing predetermined transmission information indicating that the rotation stop setting transmission process is executed in the command setting transmission process (step S233) in the above-mentioned transmission information storage area and stopping the variable display is shown in FIG. The special figure 2 identification information indicating that there is is additionally stored in the RAM 308 as information to be included in the command data described later, and then the process is terminated.

Further, if the result of the special figure 2 variable game is a big hit, the big hit flag is turned on as described later. When this jackpot flag is on, in the special figure 2 state update process at the timing when the predetermined stop display period ends (the timing when the value of the special figure 2 stop time management timer changes from 1 to 0), the RAM 308 While setting the special figure 2 in operation in the setting area, it waits for a predetermined winning effect period (for example, 3 seconds), that is, a period of displaying an image notifying the player that the big hit by the decorative symbol display device 208 is started. Therefore, information indicating the winning effect period is set in the storage area of the special figure 2 standby time management timer provided in the RAM 308. In addition, predetermined transmission information indicating that the winning effect setting transmission process is to be executed in the command setting transmission process (step S233) is additionally stored in the above-mentioned transmission information storage area.

Further, in the special figure 2 state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined winning effect period ends (the timing when the value of the special figure 2 standby time management timer changes from 1 to 0), the predetermined opening period (for example, 29 seconds) , Or a solenoid for opening / closing drive of the door member 2341 of the first variable winning opening 234 (until the winning of a predetermined number of game balls (for example, 10 balls) is detected in the first variable winning opening 234 (various solenoids shown in FIG. 4). A signal for holding the door member 2341 in the open state is output to (a part of 332), and information indicating the opening period is set in the storage area of the door opening time management timer provided in the RAM 308. Further, predetermined transmission information indicating that the large winning opening opening setting transmission process is executed in the command setting transmission process (step S233) is additionally stored in the above-mentioned transmission information storage area.

Further, in the special figure 2 state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined opening period ends (the timing when the value of the door opening time management timer changes from 1 to 0), the predetermined closing period (for example, 1.5 seconds) A signal for holding the door member 2341 in the closed state is output to a solenoid (a part of various solenoids 332 shown in FIG. 4) for driving the opening / closing of the door member 2341 of the first variable winning opening 234, and the door provided in the RAM 308 is provided. Set the information indicating the closing period in the storage area of the closing time management timer. In addition, predetermined transmission information indicating that the large winning opening closing setting transmission process is to be executed in the command setting transmission process (step S233) is additionally stored in the above-mentioned transmission information storage area.

Further, in the special figure 2 state update process in which the opening / closing control of the door member is repeated a predetermined number of times (10 rounds or 6 rounds in this example embodiment) and started at the end timing, a predetermined end effect period (for example, 3 seconds) That is, in order to set to wait for a period during which the image for notifying the player that the jackpot by the decorative symbol display device 208 is finished is displayed, the effect standby is performed in the storage area of the effect standby time management timer provided in the RAM 308. Set the information indicating the period. Further, if the normal figure probability fluctuation flag is set to ON, at the same time as the end of this big hit game, the time reduction number of times (for example, 50 times) is set in the time reduction number storage unit provided in the RAM 308, and the time reduction number is provided in the RAM 308. Turn on the time saving flag. If the normal figure probability fluctuation flag is set to off, the time reduction number of times is not set in the time reduction number storage unit, and the time reduction flag is not turned on. If the special figure probability fluctuation flag is set to on, the probability variation flag provided in the RAM 308 is turned on at the same time as the end of the big hit game.

The term "time reduction" as used herein means that the pachinko machine is in an advantageous state for the player in order to shorten the time from the end of the jackpot in the special figure variable game to the start of the next jackpot. When the time saving flag is set to on, it is in the high probability state of the normal map (probability change of the normal map). In the high-probability state of the normal figure, the probability of winning in the variable game of the normal figure is higher than in the low-probability state of the normal figure. In addition, the fluctuation time of the normal-figure variable game is shorter in the normal-figure high-probability state than in the normal-figure low-probability state (normal-figure variation). Further, in the high-probability state of the normal drawing, the opening time in one opening of the pair of blade members 2311 of the special drawing 1 starting port (variable) 231 tends to be longer than in the low-probability state of the normal drawing (electric chew opening). .. In addition, in the high-probability state of the normal drawing, the pair of blade members 2311 are more likely to open than in the low-probability state of the normal drawing. The state in which any of these normal figure probability change, normal figure change short, and electric chew spread is set is called the electric support (starting mouth winning support by electric tulip) state.

Further, as described above, the time saving flag is set to off during the big hit game (during the special game state). Therefore, during the jackpot game, the low probability state of the normal figure is maintained. This is because if the probability is high during the jackpot game, a predetermined number of the first variable winning openings 234 will be entered during the jackpot game, and the special figure 1 starting opening (variable) 231 will be reached before the game balls enter. There is a problem that many game balls enter and the number of game balls that can be acquired during the big hit (the number of balls that come out) increases and the gambling property increases, and this is to solve this problem. Is. In this embodiment, since the number of prize balls for winning the special figure 1 starting port (variable) 231 is "1", the number of balls released during the big hit game does not substantially increase, so that the big hit You may leave the time saving flag on even during the game.

Further, predetermined transmission information indicating that the end effect setting transmission process is to be executed in the command setting transmission process (step S233) is additionally stored in the above-mentioned transmission information storage area.

Further, in the special figure 2 state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined end effect period ends (the timing when the value of the effect standby time management timer changes from 1 to 0), the special figure 2 does not operate in the setting area of the RAM 308. Set inside.

The example of the big hit game using the first variable winning opening 234 has been described above, but the same applies to the small hit game using the second variable winning opening 235.

Further, if the result of the special figure 2 variable game is out of order, the out-of-order flag is turned on. When this off flag is on, even in the special figure 2 state update process at the timing when the above-mentioned predetermined stop display period ends (the timing when the value of the special figure 2 stop time management timer changes from 1 to 0). In the setting area of the RAM 308, special figure 2 non-operating is set. In the special figure 2 state update process in the case where the special figure 2 is not operating, the process proceeds to the next step S227 without doing anything.

Subsequently, the special figure state update process (special figure 1 state update process) for the special figure 1 is performed (step S227). In this special figure 1 state update process, each process described in the above-mentioned special figure 2 state update process is performed according to the state of special figure 1. Since each process performed in this special figure 1 state update process is the same as the process in which "special figure 2" of the content explained in the above-mentioned special figure 2 state update process is read as "special figure 1", the description thereof will be described. Omit. The order of the special figure 2 state update process and the special figure 1 state update process may be reversed.

When the special figure state update process in step S225 and step S227 is completed, the special figure-related lottery process for each of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2 is performed this time. In the special figure 2 related lottery process (step S229), the variable game of special figure 2 is not performed, the state of special figure 2 is inactive, and neither the big hit game of special figure 1 nor special figure 2 is in progress. In addition, the earliest special figure 2 winning random value and the special figure 2 random value in the special figure 2 random value storage area are used on the condition that the number of the special figure 2 variable games held is 1 or more. Is executed. In the special figure 1 related lottery process, the variable game of special figure 1 is not performed, the state of special figure 1 is inactive, neither the big hit game of special figure 1 nor special figure 2 is in progress, and the lottery process is held. It is executed using the earliest special figure 1 winning random value and the special figure 1 random value in the special figure 1 random value storage area on the condition that the number of special figure 1 variable games is 1 or more. .. That is, in the present embodiment, the special figure 1 can start the variable game regardless of whether or not the special figure 2 is in the variable game, and in the special figure 2, the special figure 1 is in the variable game. It is configured so that a variable game can be started regardless of the presence or absence (simultaneous variable machine).

The notification of the result of the hit / miss determination of the special figure variation game by the decorative symbol display device 208 is performed by the first sub-control unit 400, and in the present embodiment, in the probabilistic state, the special figure 2 starting port 232 is won. The notification of the lottery result of the lottery based on the lottery is prioritized over the notification of the lottery result of the lottery based on the winning of the special figure 1 starting port (fixed) 230 and the special figure 1 starting port (variable) 231. And in the time saving state, the notification of the lottery result based on the winning of the special figure 1 starting port (fixed) 230 and the special drawing 1 starting port (variable) 231 is notified of the lottery based on the winning of the special drawing 2 starting port 232. It is given priority over the notification of the lottery result. However, if the lottery result of the special figure 1 variable game in the probabilistic state becomes a big hit, the lottery result of the lottery based on the winning of the special figure 2 start port 232 is notified, or once the special figure 2 is started. The notification of the lottery result of the lottery based on the winning of the mouth 232 is interrupted, and the notification of the lottery result of the lottery based on the winning of the special figure 1 starting port (fixed) 230 and the special figure 1 starting port (variable) 231 is executed. May occur. In addition, when the lottery result of the special figure 2 variable game in the normal game state and the time saving state is a big hit, a lottery based on winning a prize in the special figure 1 start port (fixed) 230 and the special figure 1 start port (variable) 231. In parallel with the notification of the lottery result of, or by interrupting the notification of the lottery result of the lottery based on the winning of the special figure 1 start port (fixed) 230 and the special figure 1 start port (variable) 231 to start special figure 2. Notification of the lottery result of the lottery based on the winning of the mouth 232 may be executed.

In the case of the special figure 2 related lottery process in step S229, the main control unit 300 starts the special figure 2 start information (special figure 2 start information) from the earliest (most previously stored) holding position in the special figure 2 random value storage area. (Fig. 2 Winning random number value and special figure 2 set of random value) is acquired, and ROM 306 is based on the acquired special figure 2 winning random value in the start information and the value of the special figure probability fluctuation flag in RAM 308. The hit / fail judgment table stored in is used to determine whether to make a big hit, a small hit, or a miss (hit / fail judgment). Next, the main control unit 300 uses the special figure determination table stored in the ROM 306 based on the special figure 2 random value in the acquired special figure 2 start information and the determined hit / fail determination result, etc. The symbol (stop symbol) to be stopped and displayed after the fluctuation display is determined. Next, the main control unit 300 is stored in the ROM 306 based on, for example, the determined hit / fail determination result, the stop symbol, the number of special figures 2 held at the time of the hit / fail determination, the acquired random number value for determining the special figure fluctuation time, and the like. The variation display time (timer number) of the special figure 2 is determined using various tables.

After extracting the earliest special figure 2 start information from the special figure 2 random value storage area, the main control unit 300 erases the earliest special figure 2 start information from the special figure 2 random value storage area, and at the same time, FIG. 2 Special figure 2 of the reserved number storage area The reserved number is subtracted by 1. At this time, the special figure 2 start information extracted from the special figure 2 random value storage area is stored in a temporary area provided in the RAM 308, and the above determination is made based on the special figure 2 start information stored in this temporary area. You may do so.

After the special figure 2 related lottery process (step S229) as described above, the special figure 1 related lottery process (step S231) is performed in the same manner. The order of the special figure 1 related lottery process and the special figure 2 related lottery process may be reversed.

In the above description, the above-mentioned special figure state update process and special figure-related lottery process are performed independently for special figure 1 and special figure 2, respectively, so that a plurality of special figures can be changed at the same time. The lottery process and the variable game regarding the holding of the other special figure may not be performed depending on the state of one special figure. In the present embodiment, as will be described later, when a plurality of special figures are changed at the same time, the decorative symbol display device 208 is made to display an effect according to the variable display of the special figure 1 in the normal game state and the time saving state. On the other hand, the effect display is not performed for the variable display of the special figure 2, and in the probabilistic state, the decorative symbol display device 208 is made to perform the effect display according to the variable display of the special figure 2, while the variable display of the special figure 1 is performed. Although the effect display is not performed, the decorative symbol display device 208 is provided with a plurality of areas for displaying the lottery results of each special figure, or a plurality of decorative symbol display devices for displaying the lottery results of each special figure. May be provided and each lottery result may be displayed separately. Further, when the fluctuations related to a plurality of special figures are performed at the same time, the lottery result of the special figure whose fluctuation is stopped first may affect the lottery result of the special figure whose fluctuation is stopped later.

In step S233 following step S231, the command setting transmission process is performed. In this command setting transmission process, various commands are transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400. The output schedule information to be transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 is composed of, for example, 16 bits, the bits 15 are strobe information (when it is on, it indicates that data is set), and the bits 11 to 14 are. Command type (In this example, the basic command, winning opening winning command, out ball command, launch position command, special figure fluctuation start command, special figure fluctuation stop command, special figure stop type command (special figure 1 and special figure 2) A command sent at the start of fluctuation, which specifies whether one of special figure 1 or special figure 2 is stopped and displayed first), special figure hit start command, special figure hit end command, large winning opening opening Command, jackpot round number specification command, power recovery command, RAM clear command, look-ahead result information command, setting command, and other information that can identify the type of command), bits 0 to 10 are command data (predetermined information corresponding to the command type) ).

Specifically, the strobe information is turned on or off in the above-mentioned command transmission process. In addition, if the command type is a special figure fluctuation start command, the command data includes information indicating various big hit flags, small hit flags, missed flags, timer numbers selected in the special figure related lottery process, and the like. In the form, when the special symbol variation start command is set, the stop symbol information that can specify the stop symbol is included. In the case of the special figure fluctuation stop command, the values of various big hit flags, small hit flags, missed flags, etc. are included, and in the case of the command for specifying the number of big hit rounds, the number of big hit rounds, etc. are included. When the command type indicates a basic command, the command data includes device information, whether or not special figure 1 start port (fixed) 230 has won a prize, whether or not special figure 1 start port (variable) 231 has won a prize, and special figure 2 start. It includes whether or not a prize is given to the mouth 232, whether or not a first variable winning mouth 234 is won, and whether or not a second variable winning mouth 235 is won. In the case of the pre-reading result information command, the command data includes information such as the types of special figures 1 and 2, the number of pre-reading stored in the pre-reading number storage area, and the stop symbol stored in the pre-reading result storage unit. If it is a setting command, it includes setting information.

Further, in the above-mentioned rotation start setting transmission process, the command data is selected by the various big hit flags, small hit flags, missed flag values, special figure 1 related lottery process, and special figure 2 related lottery process stored in the RAM 308. Set the timer number, the information indicating the number of the reserved special figure 1 variable game or the special figure 2 variable game, and the like. In the above-mentioned rotation stop setting transmission process, information indicating the values of various big hit flags, small hit flags, missed flags, etc. stored in the RAM 308 is set in the command data.

In the above-mentioned winning effect setting transmission process, the command data stores the effect control information stored in the RAM 308 and output to the decorative symbol display device 208, various lamps (442,452), and the speaker 120 during the winning effect period. Set information indicating the number of special figure 1 variable games or special figure 2 variable games. In the above-mentioned end effect setting transmission process, the command data includes the effect control information stored in the RAM 308 and output to the decorative symbol display device 208, various lamps (442,452), and the speaker 120 during the effect standby period. Set information indicating the number of special figure 1 variable games or special figure 2 variable games. In the above-mentioned large winning opening opening setting transmission process, information indicating the number of jackpot rounds stored in the RAM 308, the number of special figure 1 variable games or special figure 2 variable games held, and the like are set in the command data. In the above-mentioned large winning opening closing setting transmission process, information indicating the number of jackpot rounds stored in the RAM 308, the number of special figure 1 variable games or special figure 2 variable games held, and the like are set in the command data.

Further, in this step S233, the general command special figure hold increase process is also performed. In this general command special figure hold increase process, special figure identification information (information indicating special figure 1 or special figure 2) and notice information (advance notice information, false notice information) stored in the transmission information storage area of the RAM 308 in the command data. Either advance notice information or no advance notice information) is set.

In the first sub-control unit 400, the command type included in the received output schedule information enables the determination of the effect control according to the change in the game control in the main control unit 300, and is included in the output schedule information. Based on the information of the command data, the effect control content can be determined.

In step S235 following step S233, the external output signal setting process is performed. In this external output signal setting process, the game information stored in the RAM 308 is output to the information input circuit 350, which is separate from the pachinko machine 100, via the information output circuit 336.

In step S237 following step S235, device monitoring processing is performed. In this device monitoring process, the signal states of various sensors stored in the signal state storage area in step S205 are read out, and the presence or absence of a predetermined error, for example, the presence or absence of a front frame door opening error or the presence or absence of a ball storage dish full tank error is monitored. To do. When a front frame door opening error or a ball storage dish full tank error is detected, a device indicating the presence or absence of a front frame door opening error or a ball storage dish full tank error in the transmission information to be transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400. Set the information. In addition, various solenoids 332 are driven to control the opening and closing of the first special figure start port (variable) 231 and the first variable winning port 234 and the second variable winning port 235, or via drive circuits 324, 326, and 330. The display data to be output to the normal drawing display device 210, the special drawing 1 display device 212, the special drawing 2 display device 214, the various status display units 328, and the like is set in the output port of the I / O 310. Further, the output schedule information set in the payout request number transmission process (step S219) is output to the payout control unit 600 via the output port of the I / O 310.

In step S239 following step S237, it is monitored whether or not the low voltage signal is on. Then, when the low voltage signal is on (when the power cutoff is detected), the process proceeds to step S243, and when the low voltage signal is off (when the power supply cutoff is not detected), the process proceeds to step S241. In step S241, the timer interrupt end process is performed. In this timer interrupt end process, the value of each register temporarily saved in step S201 is set in each original register, interrupt permission is set, and the like, and then the main control unit main process shown in FIG. 6 is performed. Return to. On the other hand, in step S243, a specific variable or stack pointer for returning to the state at the time of power interruption at the time of power recovery is saved as recovery data in a predetermined area of the RAM 308, and power interruption processing such as initialization of the input / output port is performed. After that, the HALT state is reached.

Next, it is used in the general drawing-related lottery process (step S223), the special figure 2 related lottery process (step S229), and the special figure 1 related lottery process (step S231) in the main control unit timer interrupt process shown in FIG. The determination table will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 8A is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the table for determining whether or not the normal figure is correct, and FIG. 8B is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the table for determining whether or not the special figures 1 and 2 are correct. Yes, FIG. 8C is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the special drawing determination sorting table.

The table for determining whether the normal figure is correct or not shown in FIG. 8A is a table for determining whether the normal figure is correct or not, which is used at the time of determining whether the normal figure is correct or not. This table is stored in the ROM 306 of the main control unit 300. As shown in FIG. 8A, when this hit / fail determination table is used, there is no hit value in the low probability state of the normal figure, that is, the probability of hit is 0%, and the normal figure is shown. In the high probability state, the range in which random numbers can be taken is 0 to 65535, and the winning value is 0 to 65535. That is, the probability of winning is 65536/65536 (that is, 100%). In addition, in the low probability state of the normal figure (when the time reduction is not activated), the hit may be made with a certain probability (for example, 1%), and in the high probability state of the normal figure (when the time reduction is activated), it is constant. The probability of (for example, 1%) may be different.

The special figure 1 and 2 hit / miss determination table shown in FIG. 8 (b) is a table referred to when the hit / fail judgment of the special figures 1 and 2 is performed, and which of the settings 1 to 6 is used. Select the record to be referenced depending on whether it is in the special figure low probability state or the special figure high probability state. This table is also stored in the ROM 306 of the main control unit 300.

In the special figure low probability state of setting 1, the big hit is selected with a probability of 329/65536 (about 1/200) as a result of the winning / failing judgment of the big hit lottery of special figure 1 and special figure 2, and in the special figure high probability state, As a result of the winning / failing determination of the big hit lottery of Special Figure 1 and Special Figure 2, the big hit is selected with a probability of 330/65536 (about 1/199).

In the special figure low probability state of setting 2, the big hit is selected with a probability of 341/65536 (about 1/193) as a result of the winning / failing judgment of the big hit lottery of special figure 1 and special figure 2, and in the special figure high probability state, As a result of the winning / failing determination of the big hit lottery of Special Figure 1 and Special Figure 2, the big hit is selected with a probability of 342/65536 (about 1/192).

In the special figure low probability state of setting 3, the big hit is selected with a probability of 363/655536 (about 1/181) as a result of the winning / failing judgment of the big hit lottery of special figure 1 and special figure 2, and in the special figure high probability state, As a result of the winning / failing determination of the big hit lottery of Special Figure 1 and Special Figure 2, the big hit is selected with a probability of 364/65536 (about 1/180).

In the special figure low probability state of setting 4, the big hit is selected with a probability of 375/65536 (about 1/175) as a result of the winning / failing judgment of the big hit lottery of special figures 1 and 2, and in the special figure high probability state, As a result of the winning / failing determination of the big hit lottery of Special Figure 1 and Special Figure 2, the big hit is selected with a probability of 377/65536 (about 1/174).

In the special figure low probability state of setting 5, the big hit is selected with a probability of 451/65536 (about 1/146) as a result of the winning / failing judgment of the big hit lottery of special figures 1 and 2, and in the special figure high probability state, the big hit is selected. As a result of the winning / failing determination of the big hit lottery of Special Figure 1 and Special Figure 2, the big hit is selected with a probability of 452/65536 (about 1/145).

In the special figure low probability state of setting 6, a big hit is selected with a probability of 701/65536 (about 1/94) as a result of the winning / failing judgment of the big hit lottery of special figures 1 and 2, and in the special figure high probability state, the big hit is selected. As a result of the winning / failing determination of the big hit lottery of Special Figure 1 and Special Figure 2, the big hit is selected with a probability of 703/65536 (about 1/93).

Further, regardless of any of the settings 1 to 6, and regardless of whether the special figure is in the high probability state or the special figure low probability state, the result of the winning / failing determination of the big hit lottery in Special Figure 1 is 6580/65536. A small hit that opens and closes 12 times is selected with a probability (about 1/10), and a small hit that opens and closes once is selected with a probability of 6580/65536 (about 1/10) as a result of the winning / failing judgment of the big hit lottery shown in FIG. Will be done. It should be noted that the small hit may be prevented from occurring in the special figure 1 and the small hit (the small hit opened 12 times and the small hit opened once) may be generated only in the special figure 2. Further, the probability of a small hit may be made different for each setting.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the jackpot probability in the special figure high probability state is slightly higher than the jackpot probability in the special figure low probability state in any of the settings 1 to 6, but they are equated with almost the same probability. It is set to be profitable. Further, in the present embodiment, the jackpot probability differs depending on the setting, and the higher the setting, the easier the jackpot is, and the lower the setting, the more difficult the jackpot is. Therefore, the lower the setting, the less likely it is to be a big hit, but when shifting to the probabilistic state, the number of small hits tends to occur more than in the high setting, and it may be possible to have different game characteristics.

In the present embodiment, the jackpot probability is set to be almost the same in the special figure high probability state and the special figure low probability state in any of the settings, but the major difference is the variation display time of special figure 2. Be done. In the present embodiment, the fluctuation time of the special figure 2 in the special figure high probability state is selected, for example, from 1 to 5 seconds. In the special figure high probability state, when a right-handed hit is made, a large number of game balls can easily enter the second special figure start port 232, and a large number of fluctuation displays of the special figure 2 can be performed, and as a result, a large number of variations can be displayed. , The mechanism is such that the frequency of small hits increases. In the present embodiment, since it can be said that the frequency of small hits increases in the special figure high probability state, it may be called "small hit rush". In addition, in a state where the number of reserved symbol variation displays of special figure 2 is four (full tank), the time required to digest all the symbol variation displays of special figure 2 is longer than the time required for one special figure 1. Since it takes longer to digest the symbol variation display, it is less likely that a big hit will occur in Special Figure 1. On the other hand, as the fluctuation time of the special figure 2 in the special figure low probability state, for example, the fluctuation time of 580 seconds is selected. Therefore, in the special figure low probability state, if you hit right, the frequency of entering the special figure 2 start port 232 and the small hit probability do not change, but the time until the result of the fluctuation display of special figure 2 is displayed is approximately. Since it is every 10 minutes, even if you hit right, it is practically disadvantageous for the player. The fluctuation time of the special figure 2 in the special figure low probability state is set to 580 seconds for the miss and the small hit, but the fluctuation time for the big hit is shorter than that, for example. It is set to 227 seconds.

FIG. 8C shows an example of a distribution table for determining a special figure, and as described above, a stop symbol is determined based on the result of determining whether or not the special figure 1 or 2 is correct or not. This table is also stored in the ROM 306 of the main control unit 300. In this special figure determination distribution table, a random number range corresponding to the stop symbol mode of the special figure (see FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b)) is defined for each hit / fail determination result.

First, if the result of the special figure 1 hit / fail determination is a big hit, either "special figure A" or "special figure B" is selected. As described above, "Special Figure A" is a 6R normal jackpot opened by the first variable winning opening 234, and "Special Figure B" is a 6R probability variable jackpot opened by the first variable winning opening 234. Each selection rate is 1/2 regardless of the setting.

Further, if the result of the special figure 1 hit / fail determination is a small hit, "special figure C" is selected. As described above, "Special Figure C" is a small hit in which the second variable winning opening 235 repeats short opening up to 12 times.

Next, if the result of the special figure 2 hit / fail determination is a big hit, any one of "special figure a" to "special figure c" is selected. As described above, "Special Figure a" is a 6R normal jackpot opened by the first variable winning opening 234, and "Special Figure b" is a 6R probability variable jackpot opened by the first variable winning opening 234. "Special figure c" is a 10R probability variation jackpot opened by the first variable winning opening 234. Regardless of the setting, each selection rate is 60/100 for "special figure a", 5/100 for "special figure b", and 35/100 for "special figure c".

Further, if the result of the special figure 2 hit / fail determination is a small hit, "special figure d" is selected. As described above, "Special Figure d" is a small hit in which the second variable winning opening 235 opens once.

Next, the processing of the first sub-control unit 400 will be described. FIG. 9A is a flowchart of the main process executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400. First, in step S301 of FIG. 9A, various initial settings are performed. When the power is turned on, the initialization process is first executed in step S301. In this initialization process, the input / output port is initialized, the storage area in the RAM 408 is initialized, and the like.

In step S303 following step S301, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more, and this process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10, and when the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S305. .. In step S305, 0 is assigned to the timer variable.

In step S307 following step S305, command processing is performed. The CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400 determines whether or not a command has been received from the main control unit 300.

In step S309 following step S307, the effect control process is performed. For example, when there is a new command in step S307, processing such as reading the production data corresponding to this command from the ROM 406 is performed, and when the production data needs to be updated, the production data is updated.

In step S311 following step S309, the chance button control process is performed. In the chance button control process, the operation of the effect button 136 and the operation key unit 190 is detected, and the effect data updated in step S309 is converted into the effect data according to the operation of the effect button 136 and the operation key unit 190 according to the detection result. Perform the process to change to.

In step S313 following step S311, sound control processing is performed. In the sound control process, if there is a command to the sound source IC 416 in the effect data read in step S309, this command is output to the sound source IC 416.

In step S315 following step S313, the lamp control process is performed. In the lamp control process, when there is a command to various lamps 442 and 452 in the effect data read in step S309, this command is output to the game board lamp drive circuit 440 and the game underframe lamp drive circuit 450. To do. In this way, the light emitting diodes D (see FIG. 17) arranged in the second effect movable unit 8, the light emitting diodes DO, DI, DL (see FIG. 32) arranged in the lamp unit 9, and the attacker unit 23 are arranged. Light emission control of the light emitting diodes D1 to D3 (see FIG. 40) is performed.

In step S317 following step S315, the movable body control process is performed. For example, when there is a command to the upper first effect movable unit 7 shown in FIG. 3A and the second effect movable unit 8 hidden behind the rear side in the effect data read in step S309. , This command is output to the drive circuit 422.

In step S319 following step S317, information transmission processing is performed. In the information transmission process, if there is a control command to be transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500 in the effect data read in step S309, a setting is made to output this control command. After that, the process returns to step S303.

FIG. 9B is a flowchart of the first sub-control unit command reception interrupt processing (strobe interrupt processing) executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400. This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the first sub-control unit 400 detects a strobe signal from the main control unit 300. In step S331 of the command reception interrupt process, the command received from the main control unit 300 is stored as an unprocessed command in the command storage area provided in the RAM 408.

FIG. 9C is a flowchart of the first sub-control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (once every 2 ms in the present embodiment), and the timer interrupt process is predetermined with this timer interrupt as an opportunity. Execute in the cycle of. In step S341 of the first sub-control unit timer interrupt process, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 408 described in step S303 of the first sub-control unit main process and stored in the original timer variable storage area. To do. Therefore, in step S303, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10).

In step S343 following step S341, the control command is transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500 set in the information transmission process (step S319) of the first sub-control unit main process, and the random value value for other effects is updated. And so on.

Next, the processing of the second sub-control unit 500 will be described. FIG. 10A is a flowchart of the main process executed by a CPU (not shown) of the second sub-control unit 500. First, in step S401 of FIG. 10A, various initial settings are performed. When the power is turned on, the initialization process is first executed in step S401. In this initialization process, initial setting of input / output ports, initialization processing of a storage area in RAM (not shown), and the like are performed.

In step S403 following step S401, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more, and this process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10, and when the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S405. .. In step S405, 0 is assigned to the timer variable.

In step S407 following step S405, command processing is performed. The CPU of the second sub-control unit 500 determines whether or not a command has been received from the first sub-control unit 400.

In step S409 following step S407, the effect control process is performed. For example, when there is a new command in step S407, processing such as reading the effect data (effect data by the decorative symbol display device 208) corresponding to this command from the ROM (not shown) is performed to update the effect data. If is necessary, the effect data is updated.

In step S411 following step S409, image control processing is performed. In the image control process, if there is an instruction to VDP516 in the effect data read in step S409, this instruction is output to VDP516 (details will be described later). Then, the process returns to step S403.

FIG. 10B is a flowchart of a command reception interrupt process executed by the CPU of the second sub-control unit 500. This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the second sub-control unit 500 detects a strobe signal from the first sub-control unit 400. In step S431 of the command reception interrupt process, the command received from the first sub-control unit 400 is stored as an unprocessed command in the command storage area provided in the RAM.

FIG. 10C is a flowchart of the timer interrupt process executed by the CPU of the second sub-control unit 500. The second sub-control unit 500 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (once every 2 ms in the present embodiment), and the timer interrupt process is predetermined with this timer interrupt as an opportunity. Execute in the cycle of. In step S441 of the timer interrupt process, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM described in step S403 of the second sub-control unit main process and stored in the original timer variable storage area. Therefore, in step S403, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10). In step S443, which is next to step S441, other effects such as updating the random value for effect are performed.

FIG. 10D is a flowchart of the image control process in step S411 of the second sub-control unit main process. In step S451, a transfer instruction for image data (movie data and texture data described later) is given. Here, the CPU 504 first swaps the designation of the drawing area of the frame buffer 1 and the frame buffer 2 of the VRAM 518. As a result, the one-frame image stored in the frame buffer not designated in the drawing area is displayed on the decorative symbol display device 208. Next, the CPU 504 sets the ROM coordinates (transfer source address of ROM 506), VRAM coordinates (transfer destination address of VRAM 518), etc. in the attribute register of VDP 516 based on the position information table, and then the image from ROM 506 to VRAM 518. Set the command to instruct the start of data transfer. The VDP 516 transfers the image data from the ROM 506 to the VRAM 518 based on the instruction set in the attribute register. After that, the VDP 516 outputs a transfer end interrupt signal to the CPU 504.

In step S453 next to step S451, it is determined whether or not the transfer end interrupt signal from VDP516 has been input, and if the transfer end interrupt signal is input (step S453: Yes), the process proceeds to step S455. If not (step S453: No), it waits for the transfer end interrupt signal to be input.

In step S455, parameters are set based on the effect scenario configuration table, attribute data, and the like. Here, in order to form a display image in the frame buffer 1 or 2 of the VRAM 518 based on the image data transferred to the VRAM 518 in step S451, the CPU 504 information on the image data constituting the display image (coordinate axes of the VRAM 518, image size). , VRAM coordinates (arrangement coordinates), etc.) are instructed to VDP516. The VDP 516 sets parameters according to the attributes based on the instructions stored in the attribute registers.

In step S457 following step S455, a drawing instruction is given. In this drawing instruction, the CPU 504 instructs the VDP 516 to start drawing an image. The VDP 516 starts drawing an image in the frame buffer according to the instruction of the CPU 504.

In step S459 following step S457, it is determined whether or not the generation end interrupt signal from the VDP 516 is input based on the end of drawing the image, and if the generation end interrupt signal is input (step S459: Yes), The process proceeds to step S461, and if not (step S459: No), the process waits for the generation end interrupt signal to be input.

In step S461, the scene display counter that is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 508 and counts how many scenes of images are generated is incremented (+1) to end the process.

Next, a specific configuration of the accessory ratio / setting display 196 and the DIP switch board 198 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 11A is a diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of the accessory ratio / setting display 196, and FIG. 11B is a diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of the DIP switch board 198. Is.

As described above, the accessory ratio / setting display 196 is configured to have the accessory ratio monitor and the setting monitor, and the accessory ratio monitor includes the continuous accessory ratio (RY) and the accessory ratio ( YH) is displayed, and the setting monitor is displaying the current setting value.

Here, the continuous bonus ratio is due to the operation of the bonus when the bonus is continuously operated among the number of game balls (that is, safe balls) to be acquired (that is, the first in the big hit game). It refers to the ratio of the number of game balls acquired by opening the variable winning opening 234 and winning a prize. In addition, the ratio of the number of game balls acquired by winning a prize in the first variable winning opening 234 to the number of out balls may be used. Further, the bonus ratio is the number of game balls (that is, safe balls) to be acquired due to the operation of the bonus (that is, the first special figure start opening (variable) 231 and the first variable winning opening 234 and the first 2 The ratio of the number of game balls acquired by opening the variable winning opening 235 and winning a prize). The first variable winning opening 234, the second variable winning opening 235, the first special figure starting port (fixed) 230, the first special drawing starting port (variable) 231 and the second special drawing starting port 232 with respect to the number of out balls. And may be the ratio of the number of game balls acquired by winning a prize in the general winning opening.

In the present embodiment, when it is determined that the continuous accessory ratio exceeds 60% as a result of calculating the continuous accessory ratio, the double-digit 7-segment LED displaying the continuous accessory ratio is blinked and then displayed. The security signal (RY) is output to. Here, the security signal (RY) is an error signal output when the continuous accessory ratio exceeds 60%, and is output to the outside of the pachinko machine 100 via the information output circuit 336. It may be output from a test terminal that can be mounted on the main board 156. As a result, it may be possible to smoothly carry out the type application test of the game machine.

In addition, as a result of calculating the accessory ratio, if it is determined that the accessory ratio exceeds 70%, the double-digit 7-segment LED that displays the accessory ratio is blinked, and then the security signal (YH) is displayed. ) Is output. Here, the security signal (YH) is an error signal output when the accessory ratio exceeds 70%, and is output to the outside of the pachinko machine 100 via the information output circuit 336.

In the present embodiment, when the continuous accessory ratio or the accessory ratio exceeds the upper limit of the normal value, the predetermined 7-segment LED is blinked, but for example, the emission color is changed. May be good.

As shown in FIG. 11B, eight DIP switches are arranged on the DIP switch substrate 198. Each DIP switch is connected to the first sub-board 160, and the position of each DIP switch can be read when the power is turned on to change the appearance probability of the effect. For example, the frequency of executing the setting suggestion and the advance notice The appearance rate, the entry rate of the production mode, and the like can be set.

In the pachinko machine 100 described above, the attacker of the second variable winning opening 235 was not opened in the big hit game, but was opened only in the small hit game, but a big hit opened by the attacker of the second variable winning opening 235 was prepared. You may. For example, as the jackpot of Special Figure 2, instead of the attacker of the first variable winning opening 234, a 3R jackpot (substantially 1R jackpot) opened by the attacker of the second variable winning opening 235, a 6R jackpot, or the like may be prepared. ..

Further, although small hits were prepared for both special figure 1 and special figure 2, small hits may be provided only for special figure 2. That is, only in the special figure 2, the second variable winning opening 235 may be provided with a small hit that repeats a short opening a certain number of times (for example, 12 times) and a small hit that opens only once. .. By doing so, in the special figure high probability normal figure low probability state, the special figure 1 starting port (variable) 231 is not in the winning easy state, and the attacker of the first variable winning opening 234 is in the winning difficult state. If the attacker of the 2 variable winning opening 235 is also in a difficult state to win, most of the right-handed game balls enter the 2nd special figure starting opening 232 and win a big hit or a small hit in the special figure 2 variable game. be able to. In particular, since the winning probability of the small hit game is higher than the winning probability of the big hit game (for example, about 10 times higher), the second variable winning opening 235 has a maximum number of times (for example, 12 times). It is easy to win a small hit that repeats short opening, and you can expect to earn a ball in this small hit game.

Subsequently, the second effect movable unit 8 will be described. The second production movable unit 8 has a hand movable body 81 that resembles a witch's hand. The hand movable body 81 is a movable body capable of performing an ascending / descending operation and a rotating operation of collapsing toward the front side.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a second effect movable unit 8 in which the hand movable body 81 is in the initial position.

In the initial position, the hand movable body 81 is located below and behind the stage 244. FIG. 12A is a cross-sectional view of the game board shown in FIG. 3, with the left side being the front side. In FIG. 3, the entire second effect movable unit 8 is hidden behind, but in FIG. 12A, the state when the game board 200 is cross-sectioned along the AA'line shown in FIG. It is shown and the second effect movable unit 8 is illustrated.

A decorative symbol display device 208 (see FIG. 3), which is a liquid crystal display device (not shown), is attached to the rear side of the game board 200 shown in FIG. 12 (a). The hand movable body 81 at the initial position does not overlap the decorative symbol display device 208 from the front side, and is located below the lower edge of the decorative symbol display device 208.

FIG. 12B is a diagram showing the second effect movable unit 8, the stage 244, and the stage cover 245 extracted from the portion surrounded by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 12A. 13 (a) is a perspective view of the game board 201 cross-sectional along the line AA shown in FIG. 3, and the stage 244 and the stage cover 245 are shown from the front side, and FIG. 13 (b) is a rear view. It is a perspective view shown from the side. In FIG. 13 (a), the left front side of the figure is the front side, and in FIG. 13 (b), the right front side of the figure is the rear side.

The stage 244 shown in FIG. 13 is provided in the game area 124. The game area 124 is an area between the transparent plate member 118 provided on the front frame door 106 shown in FIG. 1 and the rear surface 201b of the game plate 201. The stage 244 is attached to the edge 201e of the opening provided in the game board 201, and is housed in the thickness of the game board 201 as shown in FIG. 13A. FIG. 13A also shows a special route 244a, which is a route in which the game ball is discharged forward from the stage 244. The stage cover 245 is a transparent cover having a back cover portion 2451 and an upper cover portion 2452. The stage cover 245 may be a translucent cover. The back cover portion 2451 projects toward the opening side along the edge 201e of the opening provided in the game plate 201, and prevents the game ball from moving to the rear side of the stage 244. Further, the upper cover portion 2452 covers the stage 244 from above and prevents the game ball from moving upward from the stage 244. As shown in FIG. 13A, the upper cover portion 2452 protrudes forward beyond the stage 244. That is, the front tip 2452f of the upper cover portion 2452 is located on the front side of the front surface 201f of the game plate 201.

As shown in FIG. 12, the tip (fingertip) of the hand movable body 81 at the initial position faces directly upward. That is, the posture (initial posture) of the hand movable body 81 at the initial position is a posture in which the tip (fingertip) faces directly upward. In FIG. 12B, the height position of the lowermost end of the stage 244 is indicated by a thick two-dot chain line, and the height position of the tip (fingertip) of the hand movable body 81 at the initial position is indicated by a thin two-dot chain line. There is. As is clear from the relationship between these two-dot chain lines, the tip (fingertip) of the hand movable body 81 at the initial position is located above the stage 244. Since the back cover portion 2451 is transparent although it is protruding, the tip of the hand movable body 81 at the initial position can be visually recognized by the player sitting in front of the game board 200 through the transparent back cover portion 2451. It is possible. Further, when there is a game ball on the stage 244, the game ball overlaps a part (tip portion) of the hand movable body 81 at the initial position from the front side. The back cover portion 2451 may be opaque. In this case, the hand movable body 81 in the initial position is opaque to the back cover portion 2451 from the player sitting in front of the game board 200. Makes it difficult to see.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a second effect movable unit 8 in which the hand movable body 81 is raised to the maximum rising position. FIG. 14A is a cross-sectional view of the game board shown in FIG. 3 as in FIG. 13A, with the left side being the front side. FIG. 14B is a diagram showing the second effect movable unit 8, the stage 244, and the stage cover 245 extracted from the portion surrounded by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 14A.

The hand movable body 81 shown in FIG. 14 is rotated to ascend to the maximum ascending position and fall forward, and the tip portion (fingertip portion) of the hand movable body 81 is located above the stage 244. ing. That is, as will be described later, the hand movable body 81 performs an action of returning the wrist while ascending, and the tip portion (fingertip portion) advances forward. As shown in FIG. 14, the tip (fingertip) of the hand movable body 81 in the maximum ascending position faces diagonally upward. That is, the posture (maximum movement posture) of the hand movable body 81 in the maximum ascending position is a posture in which the tip (fingertip) faces diagonally upward.

The finger portion of the hand movable body 81 in the maximum raised position overlaps the lower side of the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 208 (not shown) from the front side. That is, the finger portion of the hand movable body 81 in the maximum ascending position is located above the lower edge of the decorative symbol display device 208.

In FIG. 14B, the vertical plane bp1 facing the front side is illustrated by a thick two-dot chain line. The vertical surface vp1 is a surface substantially parallel to the transparent plate member 118 provided on the front frame door 106 shown in FIG. 1, and is a surface facing the player sitting in front of the game board 200. A plurality of vertical planes (vp1, vp2, etc.) are applied to the stage 244 so as to overlap in the front-rear direction, and the vertical plane vp1 shown by the thick two-point chain line in FIG. This vertical surface is just a surface that extends along the back cover portion 2451 on the front side of the back cover portion 2451 of the stage cover 245. A part of the hand movable body 81 shown in FIG. 14B is located at a position on the vertical surface vp1, and the tip portion of the hand movable body 81 that is rotated forward has the vertical surface vp1. It protrudes further forward. The foremost end of the hand movable body 81 that has been rotated has reached a position near the vertical plane vp2 of the thin two-dot chain line that extends to the frontmost side of the stage 244, and the front frame door 106 shown in FIG. It may advance forward until it comes into contact with the transparent plate member 118 provided in the above, or one step before the contact. That is, a part of the hand movable body 81 may be located on the front side of the game ball on the stage 244, or a part of the hand movable body 81 may be a game on the game board 200. It may be located on the front side of the tip of the nail.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the operation of the hand movable body 81. In FIG. 15, the diagonally right front side of the figure is the front side.

FIG. 15A is a diagram showing a state in which the hand movable body 81 is in the initial position, which is the same state as the second effect movable unit 8 shown in FIG. In addition to the hand movable body 81, the second effect movable unit 8 includes a unit base 80, a drive motor 82, a rotating member 83, an elevating arm 84, a movable base 85, and a slide base 86 (see FIGS. 15B and 16). , And a side guide 87.

FIG. 16A is a perspective view of the second effect movable unit 8 from the second effect movable unit 8 in which the unit base 80 is omitted and the hand movable body 81 is in the initial position as viewed from the rear side. The side is the rear side.

As shown in FIG. 15A, a drive motor 82 is attached to the left side of the unit base 80. Further, one end portion (left end portion) of the elevating arm 84 is rotatably supported by the unit base 80 below the drive motor 82. The other end portion (right end portion) of the elevating arm 84 is connected to the slide base 86 (see FIG. 17B), and the wrist side of the hand movable body 81 is attached to the slide base 86. FIG. 16A shows a part of the mounting screw 861 for attaching the hand movable body 81 to the slide base 86.

Further, the hand movable body 81 is locked to the movable base 85 installed behind the hand movable body 81 via the slide base 86. The movable base 85 shown in FIG. 16A can move up and down along the slide rail 803 attached to the unit base 80 (see FIG. 15), and movable grooves 852 are provided on both sides of the slide rail 803. There is. From the slide base 86 to which the hand movable body 81 is attached, a locking projection 862 is inserted into the movable groove 852 so as to be vertically movable in the movable groove 852. Therefore, the hand movable body 81 can move up and down with respect to the movable base 85.

As shown in FIG. 15A, the unit base 80 is provided with a pair of vertical guide grooves 801 at intervals in the left-right direction, and a back surface protrusion 851 on the back surface of the movable base 85 (see FIG. 16). Is inserted into the vertical guide groove 801 and the movable base 85 can move up and down with respect to the unit base 80. Therefore, the hand movable body 81 can move up and down with respect to the unit base 80 via the movable base 85.

A rotary lever 88 shown in FIG. 16A is attached to the hand movable body 81, and a rotary protrusion 881 is provided at an end of the rotary lever 88. The rotary protrusion 881 is inserted into the side groove 871 provided in the side guide 87 so as to be able to move up and down in the side groove 871. The side groove 871 is provided with an inclined portion 8711 that is inclined rearward from the lower end toward the upper side, and a vertical portion 8712 that extends straight upward is provided above the inclined portion 8711.

The rotating member 83 has a gear portion 831 and an arm portion 832. The gear portion 831 meshes with the rotary gear 821 of the drive motor 82 (see FIG. 16A). The arm portion 832 has an intermediate protrusion 8321 (see FIGS. 15 (b) and 16 (a)) in the intermediate portion, and has a tip protrusion 8322 in the tip portion. As shown in FIG. 15, the intermediate protrusion 8321 is inserted into the arcuate guide groove 802 provided in the unit base 80. Further, the tip protrusion 8322 is inserted into the linear guide groove 841 provided in the elevating arm 84. The tip of the arm portion 832 shown in FIG. 15A faces downward, and the intermediate protrusion 8321 of the arm portion 832 is located on the lower end side of the arcuate guide groove 802. Further, the elevating arm 84 shown in FIG. 15A is in a state of extending in the left-right direction at the lower end portion of the unit base 80. That is, the elevating arm 84 is in a lying state, and the tip protrusion 8322 of the arm portion 832 shown in FIG. 15A is located on the left end side of the linear guide groove 841.

When the drive motor 82 rotates forward, the gear portion 831 rotates, and the arm portion 832 rotates with the intermediate protrusion 8321 guided by the arc-shaped guide groove 802. As a result, the tip protrusion 8322 of the arm portion 832 slides toward the right side of the linear guide groove 841, and the elevating arm 84 is on the side opposite to one end portion (left end portion) rotatably supported by the shaft. The rotation operation is performed so that the end portion is lifted. A spring member 843 that urges the elevating arm 84 in a direction opposite to the rotation direction is provided at one end (left end). When the other end of the elevating arm 84 is lifted against the urging force of the spring member 843, first, in the hand movable body 81, the locking projection 862 shown in FIG. 16 is movable provided on the movable base 85. By ascending along the groove 852, it moves upward. Eventually, when the locking projection 862 rises until it comes into contact with the upper edge of the movable groove 852, the movable base 85 rises along a pair of vertical guide grooves 801 provided in the unit base 80 shown in FIG. By doing so, the hand movable body 81 continues to rise.

As the hand movable body 81 rises, the rotating protrusion 881 shown in FIG. 16 raises the inclined portion 8711 of the side groove 871. As the rotating protrusion 881 ascends the inclined portion 8711 of the side groove 871, the distance between the wrist portion of the hand movable body 81 and the unit base 80 becomes narrower, and the hand movable body 81 is rotated by the slide base 86. It gradually rotates toward the front side so as to secure a space around the moving shaft 864 (see FIG. 17B).

FIG. 15B is a diagram showing a state in which the rotating protrusion 881 has finished ascending the inclined portion 8711 of the side groove 871. The hand movable body 81 shown in FIG. 15B is rotated so as to fall forward toward the front side, and it looks as if the wrist is turned back.

FIG. 16B is a perspective view of a state in which the unit base 80 is omitted from the second effect movable unit 8 and the rotating protrusion 881 has finished ascending the inclined portion 8711 of the side groove 871 as viewed from the rear side. The left diagonal front side in the figure is the rear side.

The locking projection 862 shown in FIG. 16B is in contact with the upper edge of the movable groove 852, and the movable base 85 is raised until it comes out of the slide rail 803. Further, the rotating protrusion 881 shown in FIG. 16B reaches the boundary between the inclined portion 8711 and the vertical portion 8712 of the side groove 871.

FIG. 15C is a diagram showing a state in which the hand movable body 81 is raised to the maximum ascending position, which is the same as the second effect movable unit 8 shown in FIG.

Further, FIG. 17A is a perspective view when the front side member of the hand movable body 81 that has risen to the maximum rising position is removed and the hand movable body 81 is looked up from slightly below. In FIG. 17A, the diagonally right front side of the figure is the front side.

The hand movable body 81 is formed by screwing a front side member including the back part of the hand and a back side member 811 including the palm part. In FIG. 17A, an LED substrate 813 in which a plurality of light emitting diodes D are mounted in a row in the left-right direction is shown inside the hand movable body 81 from which the front side member has been removed. The LED substrate 813 is provided on the wrist portion, and the plurality of mounted light emitting diodes D face the fingertips. Inside the back side member 811 and the front side member of the hand movable body 81, a light guide plate in the shape of a slightly smaller hand (not shown here) is arranged, and the light from the light emitting diode D is a thick surface of the light guide plate ( It is incident from the end face). The light emitting diode D shown in FIG. 17A faces diagonally upward. This is because the light emitting diode D is built in the wrist portion of the hand movable body 81, and the hand movable body 81 is rotated so as to fall forward toward the front side, so that the light emitting diode D also faces diagonally upward. It is in the same posture. On the other hand, when the hand movable body 81 is in the initial position as shown in FIGS. 12 and 15 (a), the fingertips of the hand movable body 81 are facing straight up, and the light emitting diode D is also facing straight up. It has become. The posture of the light emitting diode D continues to change while the hand movable body 81 is rotating. The light emitting diode D built in the wrist portion of the hand movable body 81 may emit light when the hand movable body 81 is in the initial position, or may emit light while the hand movable body 81 is moving up and down. For example, the hand movable body 81 may emit light when it reaches the maximum ascending position, or it may emit light when it is in the maximum ascending position. Since the posture of the light emitting diode D continues to change while the hand movable body 81 is rotating, the direction of light emission from the light emitting diode D also continues to change.

FIG. 17B is a perspective view of the back side member 811 of the hand movable body 81 and the LED substrate 813 removed when viewed from slightly above. Also in FIG. 17B, the front side of the figure is obliquely right. The side becomes the front side.

FIG. 17B shows a connection structure between the other end portion (right end portion) of the elevating arm 84 and the slide base 86. The slide base 86 is provided with a relief groove 863 extending in the left-right direction. The protrusion 842 provided at the other end portion (right end portion) of the elevating arm 84 is inserted into the relief groove 863 so as to be movable in the left-right direction in the relief groove 863. When the hand movable body 81 is in the initial position, the protrusion 842 of the elevating arm 84 is located at the right end of the relief groove 863, but the other end portion (right end portion) of the elevating arm 84 is lifted by the rotational operation. When it comes, the protrusion 842 moves to the left in the relief groove 863, and when the hand movable body 81 rises to the maximum rising position, the protrusion 842 reaches the left end of the relief groove 863.

Further, FIG. 17B shows a rotation shaft 864 which is a rotation center when the hand movable body 81 rotates as the rotation protrusion 881 ascends the inclined portion 8711 of the side groove 871. There is. A rotary lever spring 865 is attached to the rotary shaft 864. The rotary lever spring 865 urges the hand movable body 81 in the direction opposite to the direction in which the hand movable body 81 rotates forward, and the hand movable body 81 becomes the urging force of the rotary lever spring 865 as it rises from the initial position. It rotates forward against it.

When the drive motor 82 rotates in the reverse direction, the tip protrusion 8322 of the arm portion 832 slides toward the left side of the linear guide groove 841, and the elevating arm 84 rotates so that the other end portion (right end portion) is pushed down. The hand movable body 81 descends toward the initial position. Further, when the rotary protrusion 881 descends along the inclined portion 8711, the hand movable body 81 performs a rotary motion of rising to the rear side. That is, it performs an action that seems to return the returned wrist.

According to the above description
"Movable body [for example, hand movable body 81] and
A game area in which the game ball flows down [for example, a game area 124],
It is a game table equipped with
The movable body is located at a first position [for example, an initial position] behind a certain area (hereinafter, referred to as “first area”) [for example, stage 244] provided in the game area. Can be located and
At least a part of the movable body [for example, a fingertip portion] is a vertical surface facing the front side [for example, the vertical portion indicated by a thick two-dot chain line in FIG. 14 (b), which covers the most rear side of the first region. It is possible to be located at a second position [for example, the maximum ascending position] on the surface bp1].
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was explained.

According to this game table, the movement of the movable body can be emphasized and shown to the player by comparing the game balls in the first area.

It should be noted that at least a part of the movable body may be capable of being located on a vertical plane composed of a front side surface and a rear side surface, which is applied to the most front side of the first region. ..

At least a part of the movable body may be capable of being located on the front side of the first region.

The at least a part referred to here may be a front end portion of the movable body, or may be a portion rearward from the front end portion.

A part of the movable body may be capable of being located at the second position, or all of the movable bodies may be capable of being located at the second position. You may.

The second position may be a position above the first region, a position below, a position on the left side, or a position on the right side. You may. That is, it may be any position extending in the radial direction from the first region.

Also,
"The movable body has a light emitting means [for example, an LED substrate 813].
The light emitting means is a means for changing the posture when the movable body moves from one of the first position and the second position to the other [for example, a posture facing directly upward and an obliquely upward direction]. The posture changes with the posture facing
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

Also,
"The light emitting means is a light emitting diode mounted on a substrate [for example, an LED substrate 813].
When the movable body moves from one of the first position and the second position to the other, the emission direction of light from the light emitting diode changes.
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

Also,
"A first drive means [for example, drive motor 82] is provided.
The movable body moves from one of the first position and the second position to the other by the first operation [for example, forward rotation] of the first driving means [for example, initial stage. Move from position to maximum ascent position],
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

Also,
"With a stage cover [for example, stage cover 245],
The first region is a stage [eg, stage 244].
The second position is a position above the stage.
The stage cover is a device that prevents the game ball from moving to the rear side of the stage [for example, the back cover portion 2451].
The stage cover also prevents the movement of the game ball upward from the stage [for example, the upper cover portion 2452].
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

The stage is a region where the residence time of the game ball is long. For example, it is an area where the residence time of the game ball becomes long due to the reciprocating movement of the game ball in the stage, or the game ball slowly moves downward rather than being hit by a game nail on the game board and flowing down. It may be the area to go.

Further, a part of the movable body may be located on the front side of the game ball on the stage, or may be located on the front side of the tip of the game nail on the game board. Good.

Also,
"The stage cover is transparent or translucent.
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

Also,
"Providing a directing means [for example, a decorative pattern display device 208],
When the movable body is located at the first position, the movable body does not overlap with the effect means.
When the movable body is located at the second position, at least a part [for example, a finger part] overlaps with the effect means.
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

That is, when the movable body is located at the first position, it does not overlap the effect means from the front side, and when it is located at the second position, at least a part of the effect means is present. It overlaps from the front side.

When the movable body is located at the second position, the movable body may partially overlap the effect means or may completely overlap the effect means.

The effect means may be a display means.

The stage may be provided under the display means.

The movable body may further have a movable portion. For example, a movable portion in which the finger portion of the finger portion of the hand movable body 81 extends may be provided.

A second movable position that can be located behind a certain area (hereinafter, referred to as "second area") [for example, the same stage 244 as the first area] provided in the game area. A body [for example, if the movable body is a right hand, the second movable body may be a left hand movable body], and at least a part of the second movable body is the second movable body. It may be capable of being located on a vertical plane facing forward, which spans the rearmost side of the area.

The second region may be the same region as the first region or may be a different region.

Subsequently, the first effect movable unit 7 will be described.

FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining the falling operation of the first effect movable unit 7.

The first effect movable unit 7 has an elevating unit 71, and a left base 72 and a right base 73 that support the elevating unit 71 on the left and right sides. As shown in FIG. 3, the left base 72 and the right base 73 are hidden by a decorative panel or the like so that they cannot be seen by the player. The left motor 721 is arranged on the upper part of the left base 72, and the right side motor 731 is arranged on the upper part of the right base 73.

FIG. 18A is a diagram showing a state in which the elevating unit 71 is in the initial position. That is, it shows the same state as the state of the first effect movable unit 7 shown in FIG. FIG. 19A is a perspective view of the first effect movable unit 7 shown in FIG. 18A as viewed from the rear side, and the right front side of the figure is the rear side. Further, since FIG. 19A is a view viewed from the rear side, the left side of the figure is the right side when viewed from the front side, and the right side of the figure is the left side when viewed from the front side. In the description using FIG. 19A, the left-right direction will be described with reference to the view from the front side. In FIG. 19A, the rear cover member is removed from each of the left base 72 and the right base 73, and the internal structures of the left base 72 and the right base 73 are shown. As shown in FIG. 19A, inside the left base 72, a left traveling belt 722 that circulates by driving the left motor 721 and a left push-up member 723 fixed to the left traveling belt 722 are arranged in the front-rear direction. Left guide rods 7241 and 7242, each of which extends in the vertical direction, are arranged. Further, inside the right base 73, a right traveling belt 732 that circulates by driving the right motor 731 and a right push-up member 733 fixed to the right traveling belt 732 are arranged in the front-rear direction and extend in the vertical direction. Right guide rods 7341 and 7342 are arranged.

Further, a lock unit 74 is arranged between the upper end portion of the left base 72 and the upper end portion of the right base 73. The lock unit 74 is arranged on the rear side of the elevating unit 71, and is a unit for holding the elevating unit 71 in the initial position. The lock unit 74 includes a lock front cover 740f forming the front surface of the lock unit 74, a lock rear cover 740b forming the rear surface of the lock unit 74, a drive gear 741 provided on the lock rear cover 740b, and a drive gear 741. It has a lock arm 742 provided with a linear gear 7421 meshed with the lock arm 742, and lever members 743 provided on both sides of the lock arm 742 in the left-right direction. The drive gear 741 rotates under the drive of a motor (not shown here) provided between the front lock 740f and the rear cover 740b. When the motor rotates in the forward direction, the lock arm 742 meshed with the drive gear 741 slides to the right side in FIG. 19A (see arrow S1), and the lever member 743 rotates toward the rear side (arrow). See R1). Each of the left and right lever members 743 is engaged with the lock member 744 (see FIG. 22). The lock member 744 protrudes from the lock front cover 740f toward the elevating unit 71, and the protruding portion of the lock member 744 engages with the elevating unit 71 and holds the elevating unit 71 in the initial position. When the lever member 743 rotates toward the rear side, the lock member 744 retracts, the engagement with the elevating unit 71 is disengaged, and the elevating unit 71 is not held in the initial position and falls. When the motor that drives the drive gear 741 rotates in the forward direction until the lock member 744 is disengaged, the rotation is switched in the reverse direction, the lock arm 742 slides to the left, and the lever member 743 moves forward. Rotate toward the side. As a result, the lock member 744 returns to the posture protruding forward.

Further, the left base 72 is provided with a left slider 725 connected to the left end portion of the elevating unit 71, and the right base 73 is provided with a right slider 735 connected to the right end portion of the elevating unit 71. A left guide rod 7241 on the front side is inserted through the left slider 725. A right guide rod 7341 on the front side is inserted through the right slider 735. The elevating unit 71 performs a falling operation by guiding the left slider 725 to the front left guide rod 7241 and the right slider 735 to the front right guide rod 7341. Further, the left slider 725 is connected to the tip portion of the strip-shaped member 7450 (see FIG. 19B) provided on the left constant load spring 745L, and the right slider 735 is provided on the right constant load spring 745R. The tip portion of the strip-shaped member 7451 (see FIG. 19B) is connected. These constant load springs 745L and 745R are provided for the purpose of reducing the falling speed of the elevating unit 71, and the drawing torque of the strip-shaped members 7450 and 7451 is kept constant.

FIG. 18B is a diagram showing a state in which the elevating unit 71 is in the falling position. At the drop position, the elevating unit 71 overlaps the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 208, which is a liquid crystal display device, from the front side. However, this drop position is higher than the maximum ascending position of the hand movable body 81 in the second effect movable unit 8 shown in FIG. 14, and the elevating unit 71 that has descended to the fall position is the hand movable that has ascended to the maximum ascending position. It does not interfere with the fingertips of the body 81.

The elevating unit 71 is equipped with two types of movable bodies, a logo movable body 712 and a character movable body 713. The logo movable body 712 and the character movable body 713 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction. That is, the logo movable body 712 is arranged relatively on the front side, and the character movable body 713 is arranged relatively on the rear side. In FIG. 18B, both the logo movable body 712 and the character movable body 713 arranged on the rear side thereof are located at the initial positions and are in the initial posture. From the player sitting in front of the game board 200, the logo movable body 712 is easier to see than the character movable body 713 in the initial position, but the character movable body 713 in the initial position becomes the logo movable body 712. It is difficult to see in comparison.

In the elevating unit 71 located at the drop position, the logo movable body 712 executes the effect operation. The logo movable body 712 has a left logo portion 712L and a right logo portion 712R.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the logo movable body 712 as viewed from the rear side, and the right front side of the figure is the rear side. Since FIG. 20 is also a view viewed from the rear side as in FIG. 19A, the left side of the figure is the right side when viewed from the front side, and the right side of the figure is the left side when viewed from the front side. become. Also in the explanation here, the left-right direction will be described with reference to the view from the front side.

20 (a) is a perspective view of the logo movable body 712 of the elevating unit 71 shown in FIG. 18 (a) as viewed from the rear side, and the right front side of the figure is the rear side. In FIG. 20A, the rear member (character movable body 713, etc.) of the elevating unit 71 is not shown.

The first effect movable unit 7 has a gear rack member 70. As will be described in detail later, the gear rack member 70 is a plate member that can move in the left-right direction by receiving a driving force of a motor (not shown here). The gear rack member 70 shown in FIG. 20A is located at the initial position. Further, both the left logo portion 712L and the right logo portion 712R shown in FIG. 20A are located at the initial position and are in the initial posture.

A logo movable body mounting plate 75 is provided between the left logo portion 712L and the right logo portion 712R and the gear rack member 70.

The gear rack member 70 is formed with a left side groove 70L and a right side groove 70R. A first left projection 712L1 provided on the rear surface of the left logo portion 712L is inserted into the left groove 70L. Further, a first right projection 712R1 provided on the rear surface of the right logo portion 712R is inserted into the right groove 70R. The first left projection 712L1 of the left logo portion 712L at the initial position shown in FIG. 20A is located at the right end of the left side groove 70L, that is, at the upper end of the inclined portion provided in the left side groove 70L. The first right projection 712R1 of the right logo portion 712R at the initial position shown in FIG. 20A extends to the right from the right end of the right groove 70R, that is, the upper end of the inclined portion provided in the right groove 70R. Is located in.

Further, the connecting portion 705 provided in the upper right corner portion (upper left corner portion in FIG. 20A) of the gear rack member 70 is connected to the second right projection 712R2 provided on the rear surface of the right logo portion 712R. ..

FIG. 20B is a diagram showing a state in which the gear rack member 70 shown in FIG. 20A is removed.

On the rear surface of the left logo portion 712L, in addition to the first left protrusion 712L1, a second left protrusion 712L2 is provided. The logo movable body mounting plate 75 is formed with a first left groove 751 and a second left groove 752. Both the first left groove 751 and the second left groove 752 are arcuate grooves that descend diagonally to the right (diagonally downward to the left in FIG. 20B). The first left protrusion 712L1 is inserted into the first left groove 751, and as shown in FIG. 20A, the first left protrusion 712L1 is further inserted into the left groove 70L of the gear rack member 70. The first left projection 712L1 shown in FIG. 20B is located above the first left groove 751. The second left protrusion 712L2 is inserted into the second left groove 752, and the second left protrusion 712L2 shown in FIG. 20B is located above the second left groove 752.

Further, as shown in FIG. 20B, the logo movable body mounting plate 75 is formed with a first right groove 753 and a second right groove 754. Both the first right groove 753 and the second right groove 754 are linear grooves that descend diagonally to the right (diagonally downward to the left in FIG. 20B). The first right projection 712R1 is inserted into the first right groove 753, and as shown in FIG. 20A, the first right projection 712R1 is further inserted into the right groove 70R of the gear rack member 70. The first right projection 712R1 shown in FIG. 20B is located above the first right groove 753. Further, a second right projection 712R2 is inserted into the second right groove 754. The second right projection 712R2 shown in FIG. 20B is located above the second right groove 754.

FIG. 18C is a diagram showing how the logo movable body 712 is performing the effect operation. In this effect operation, the left logo portion 712L rotates in the counterclockwise direction, and the right logo portion 712R rotates in the clockwise direction. When the logo movable body 712 performs the effect operation, the character movable body 713 becomes easier to see than before the effect operation is performed.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the logo movable body 712 shown in FIG. 18C as viewed from the rear side, and the right front side of the figure is the rear side. Since FIG. 21 is also a view seen from the rear side like FIG. 20, the left side of the figure is the right side when viewed from the front side, and the right side of the figure is the left side when viewed from the front side. Also in the explanation here, the left-right direction will be described with reference to the view from the front side.

In FIG. 21A, as in FIG. 20A, the rear member (character movable body 713, etc.) of the elevating unit 71 is not shown. The gear rack member 70 shown in FIG. 21 (a) has moved to the right side (left side in FIG. 21 (a)).

FIG. 21B is a diagram showing a state in which the gear rack member 70 shown in FIG. 21A is removed.

The first left projection 712L1 shown in FIG. 21B is guided by the arcuate first left groove 751 and is located at an intermediate position of the first left groove 751. Further, the second left projection 712L2 shown in FIG. 21B is guided by the arc-shaped second left groove 752 and is located at an intermediate position of the second left groove 752. Due to the movement of the first left protrusion 712L1 and the second left protrusion 712L2 provided on the rear surface of the left logo portion 712L, the left logo portion 712L is in the counterclockwise direction (clockwise direction indicated by the arrow Ra in FIG. 21). ).

Further, the first right projection 712R1 shown in FIG. 21B is guided by the first right groove 753 and is located at an intermediate position of the first right groove 753. Further, the second right projection 712R2 shown in FIG. 21B is guided by the second right groove 754 and is located at an intermediate position of the second right groove 754. Due to the movement of the first right projection 712R1 and the second right projection 712R2 provided on the rear surface of the right logo portion 712R, the right logo portion 712R is moved in the clockwise direction (counterclockwise indicated by the arrow Rb in FIG. 21). Rotate in the direction of).

When the gear rack member 70 moves to the left side (right side in FIG. 21), both the left logo portion 712L and the right logo portion 712R return to the initial positions.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing how the character movable body 713 is performing the effect operation. FIG. 22 shows a lock member 744 that has returned to a posture that protrudes forward from the lock front cover 740f.

When the effect operation of the logo movable body 712 is completed, the character movable body 713 arranged on the rear side starts the effect operation. The character movable body 713 has a left character portion 713L and a right character portion 713R. Whether it is the left character portion 713L or the right character portion 713R, a sticker on which the character's face is printed is actually attached to the front surface.

The left character portion 713L is arranged in front of the right character portion 713R. Whether it is the left character portion 713L or the right character portion 713R, the initial posture is a sleeping posture. When the effect operation is started, the right character portion 713R rotates in the clockwise direction so that the left side is lifted. The tip portion of the right character portion 713R shown in FIG. 22 is lifted to nearly 90 ° and is rotated from the front side of the lock front cover 740f to a position where it overlaps with the lock front cover 740f. The left character portion 713L rotates in a counterclockwise direction so that the right side is lifted in conjunction with the rotation operation of the right character portion 713R. A mechanical explanation of the effect operation of the character movable body 713 will be described later.

FIG. 19B is a perspective view of the first effect movable unit 7 shown in FIG. 22 as viewed from the rear side, and the right front side of the figure is the rear side. Since FIG. 19 (b) is also a view viewed from the rear side as in FIG. 19 (a), the left side of the figure is the right side when viewed from the front side, and the right side of the figure is viewed from the front side. It will be on the left side of the time. Also in the explanation here, the left-right direction will be described with reference to the view from the front side.

Further, also in FIG. 19 (b), as in FIG. 19 (a), the rear side cover member is removed from each of the left base 72 and the right base 73, and the internal structures of the left base 72 and the right base 73 are respectively. It is shown. The left rear base portion 726 is attached to the left slider 725, and the right rear base portion 736 is attached to the right slider 735. A rear left guide rod 7242 is inserted through the left rear base portion 726, and a rear right guide rod 7342 is inserted through the right rear base portion 736. The left push-up member 723 fixed to the left running belt 722 is in contact with the left rear side base portion 726 from below, and the right push-up member 733 fixed to the right running belt 732 is downward to the right rear side base portion 736. Are in contact with each other.

When the effect operation of the character movable body 713 is completed, the character movable body 713 executes a return operation toward the initial position at the falling position, and when the return operation is completed, the logo movable body 712 is also directed to the initial position. Performs the return operation.

Further, the elevating unit 71 performs an ascending operation from the falling position to the initial position. In this ascending operation, the left motor 721 and the right motor 731 are driven in synchronization, and the left traveling belt 722 circulates, so that the left push-up member 723 rises and the rising left push-up member 723 has a left rear base portion 726. Is pressed. Further, as the right traveling belt 732 circulates, the right push-up member 733 rises, and the right rear side base portion 736 is pushed by the rising right push-up member 733. The elevating unit 71 is positioned from the drop position to the initial position by guiding the left rear base portion 726 to the rear left guide rod 7242 and the right rear base portion 736 to the rear right guide rod 7342. Ascend while maintaining the horizontal posture toward. The elevating unit 71 that has returned to the vicinity of the initial position temporarily pushes down the lock member 744 (see FIG. 22) that protrudes forward, and returns to the initial position. As the elevating unit 71 returns to the initial position, the lock member 744 also returns to the forward protruding posture, and the lock member 744 engages with the elevating unit 71. In this way, the elevating unit 71 is held in the initial position.

FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a state in which the logo movable body 712 is removed from the elevating unit 71. In FIG. 23, the left front side of the figure is the front side.

FIG. 23 shows a gear rack member 70 that can move in the left-right direction. The gear rack member 70 is provided with an upper rack gear 701 at the center of the upper edge, and a lower rack gear 702 is provided from the right end of the lower edge toward the left side. Further, in the upper right corner of the gear rack member 70, a locking projection 703 projecting toward the rear side is provided. A connecting portion 705 described with reference to FIG. 20 is provided on the front side opposite to the locking projection 703.

The elevating unit 71 has a base plate 711 on the rear surface. A motor 7111 for moving the gear rack member 70 is attached to the base plate 711. Further, the elevating unit 71 is provided with a lower gear 714. The driving force of the motor 7111 is transmitted to the lower gear 714 by the gear train. The lower gear 714 meshes with the lower rack gear 702 of the gear rack member 70. The gear rack member 70 shown in FIG. 23 is in the initial position closer to the left side, and the lower gear 714 meshes with the right end portion of the lower rack gear 702. That is, in FIG. 23, the gear rack member 70 shown from the rear side in FIG. 20A is shown from the front side.

The elevating unit 71 is also provided with an upper gear 715. The upper gear 715 has a front gear 7151 and a rear gear 7152. The front gear 7151 is a gear that can mesh with the upper rack gear 701, but the front gear 7151 shown in FIG. 23 does not mesh with the upper rack gear 701.

Both the right character portion 713R and the left character portion 713L shown in FIG. 23 are located at the initial positions and are in a sleeping posture (initial posture). The right end of the right character portion 713R is rotatably supported by a base plate 711 on the rear surface, and a spring 7131 is attached around the rotation shaft. The spring 7131 is urged in a direction opposite to the direction in which the right character portion 713R is rotated in the clockwise direction so that the left side is lifted. Further, a lever 7132 for the right character is attached to the right character portion 713R.

FIG. 24A is a diagram showing the right side character lever 7132 shown in FIG. 23 as the center and the periphery thereof enlarged from diagonally above.

The right character lever 7132 is provided with a gear portion 7132a and a locking groove 7132b. The gear portion 7132a meshes with the rear gear 7152 in the upper gear 715.

As shown in FIG. 24A, the right character lever 7132 attached to the right character portion 713R in the initial posture is in a posture facing diagonally downward to the left. That is, it is a posture facing the gear rack member 70 at the initial position closer to the left side, and this posture is the initial posture of the right character lever 7132.

The locking projection 703 of the gear rack member 70 at the initial position is inserted into the locking groove 7132b of the right character lever 7132 in the initial posture. The locking groove 7132b is a groove that is open in the right direction, but is closed in the vertical direction. As shown in FIGS. 18A and 18B, the elevating unit 71 falls from the initial position to the drop position. At this time, as described above, the left constant load spring 745L and the right constant load spring 745R shown in FIGS. 19 and 22 reduce the falling speed of the elevating unit 71, but an inertial force acts when the unit is stopped at the falling position. Then, an upward bouncing force is applied to the elevating unit 71. As a result, the relative position of the right character portion 713R with respect to the elevating unit 71 changes. In particular, since the right character portion 713R is longer than the logo movable body 712 and the left character portion 713L, the movement of the left end is easily noticeable when it bounces upward. As shown in FIG. 24A, the front gear 7151 of the upper gear 715 does not mesh with the upper rack gear 701 of the gear rack member 70. As will be described in detail later, the driving force (rotational force) of the motor 7111 is not transmitted to the right character portion 713R. That is, a driving force transmission mechanism in which various gear members are engaged so that the driving force (rotational force) of the motor 7111 is transmitted to the right character portion 713R has not yet been formed. If the driving force transmission mechanism is formed, the deviation beyond the backlash is not allowed, but if the driving force transmission mechanism is not formed, the deviation (bounce upward) of the right character portion 713R is allowed. become.

However, since the locking projection 703 of the gear rack member 70 is inserted into the locking groove 7132b of the right character lever 7132, even if a force to bounce upward is applied to the right character portion 713R when the fall is stopped, the locking projection 703 Collides with the lower wall of the locking groove 7132b, and the right character portion 713R is prevented from bouncing upward. As described above, since the left character portion 713L is interlocked with the rotation operation of the right character portion 713R, if the right character portion 713R is suppressed from bouncing upward, the left character portion 713L is also suppressed from bouncing upward. Be done.

FIG. 24B is a perspective view showing a state in which the gear rack member 70 is slightly moved to the right side by being driven by the motor 7111 from the initial position closer to the left side. Also in FIG. 24 (b), the left front side in the figure is the front side. In FIG. 24B, the gear rack member 70 shown from the rear side in FIG. 21A is shown from the front side.

The gear rack member 70 shown in FIG. 24B is in a state in which the lower gear 714 is rotated in the clockwise direction (see arrow R2) and is slightly moved to the right side (see arrow S2). As shown in FIG. 24A, in the gear rack member 70, the locking projection 703 was inserted into the locking groove 7132b of the right character lever 7132 at the initial position closer to the left side, but the figure (b) shows. The locking projection 703 shown is protruding from the locking groove 7132b. That is, the locking projection 703 that was in the locking groove 7132b that was opened in the right direction has come out to the right as the gear rack member 70 moves to the right. Therefore, the locking projection 703 is pulled out from the locking groove 7132b during the effect operation of the logo movable body 712, and the restriction of the locking projection 703 on the right character portion 713R is released.

The front gear 7151 of the upper gear 715 shown in FIG. 24 (b) is located right beside the upper rack gear 701 because the gear rack member 70 has moved slightly to the right side, but by the time it meshes with the upper rack gear 701. Has not reached.

The motor 7111 is further driven, and the lower gear 714 continues to rotate in the clockwise direction, so that the front gear 7151 meshes with the upper rack gear 701 and the upper gear 715 starts rotating. When the upper gear 715 starts to rotate, the right character lever 7132 meshed with the rear gear 7152 starts to rotate. That is, the right character lever 7132, which has been in a posture of facing diagonally downward to the left, starts to rotate in a clockwise direction and changes to a posture of facing diagonally upward to the right. In accordance with the rotation of the right character lever 7132, the right character portion 713R to which the right character lever 7132 is attached also starts the rotation operation in the clockwise direction so that the left side is lifted. Therefore, after the execution of the effect operation of the logo movable body 712 is completed, the execution of the effect operation of the character movable body 713 is started.

FIG. 25A is a perspective view showing a state in which the logo movable body 712 is removed from the elevating unit 71 in which the character movable body 713 is performing the effect operation. Also in FIG. 25, the left front side of the figure is the front side. The character movable body 713 shown in FIG. 25 is the same as the character movable body 713 shown in FIG. 19B and the character movable body 713 shown in FIG. 22.

As shown in FIG. 19B, an arc-shaped guide groove 7112 is formed in the base plate 711. A protrusion 7133 provided on the rear surface of the right character portion 713R is inserted into the arc-shaped guide groove 7112. In the right character portion 713R, the protrusion 7133 is guided by the guide groove 7112 to rotate. The protrusion 7133 shown in FIG. 19B is located at the upper end of the arcuate guide groove 7112.

The gear rack member 70 shown in FIG. 25A is in a state of being moved to the rightmost side, and the right character lever 7132 is in a posture of facing diagonally upward to the right. Further, the right side character portion 713R shown in FIG. 25 is in a state in which the tip portion is raised to nearly 90 ° and is rotated to the maximum rotation position.

Further, the left character portion 713L shown in FIG. 25A also rotates, and the right side is lifted. An interlocking lever 7134 is arranged behind the upper gear 715.

FIG. 25B is a diagram in which the upper gear 715 shown in FIG. 25A is removed so that the interlocking lever 7134 arranged behind the upper gear 715 can be seen.

An interlocking lever 7134 is attached to the front surface of the right character portion 713R, and the interlocking lever 7134 is in contact with the lower edge of the left character portion 713L from below. Therefore, the interlocking lever 7134 rotates together with the right character portion 713R and pushes up the left character portion 713L from below. In this way, the left character portion 713L rotates in the counterclockwise direction so that the right side is lifted around the rotation shaft 7135 provided on the left side in conjunction with the rotation operation of the right character portion 713R. .. The left character portion 713L shown in FIG. 25 is also in a state of being rotated to the maximum rotation position in conjunction with the right character portion 713R.

When the motor 7111 is driven in the opposite direction, the gear rack member 70 starts moving to the left and returns to the initial position. When the gear rack member 70 moves to the left, the upper gear 715 starts to rotate in the reverse direction, and the right character lever 7132 meshing with the rear gear 7152 reverses toward the initial posture facing diagonally downward to the left as shown in FIG. Rotate. In this way, the right character lever 7132 rotates in the reverse direction toward the initial posture, so that the right character portion 713R also rotates in the reverse direction toward the initial posture.

The left character portion 713L is provided with a tension spring 7136 in the vicinity of the rotation shaft 7135. When the push-up of the interlocking lever 7134 is released in accordance with the reverse rotation of the right character portion 713R, the urging force of the tension spring 7136 also causes the left character portion 713L to reversely rotate toward the initial posture.

In the description here, since both the effect operation of the logo movable body 712 and the effect operation of the character movable body 713 are operations using the common gear rack member 70, after the effect operation of the logo movable body 712 is completed. Although the effect operation of the character movable body 713 is started, a member such as the gear rack member 70 may be prepared separately. By doing so, either one of the effect operation of the logo movable body 712 and the effect operation of the character movable body 713 can be started first, or can be started at the same time. .. In addition, there may be a case where only one of the effect operations is performed. Further, either one of the return operation of the character movable body 713 and the return operation of the logo movable body 712 can be started first, or can be started at the same time. In addition, there may be a case where only one of the return operations is performed.

Further, the structure for restricting the change in the relative position of the movable body such as the right character portion 713R described with reference to FIGS. 18 to 25 shall be applied to the movable body provided in the rotating body game machine (slot machine). Can be done.

According to the above description
"A movable unit [for example, a first effect movable unit 7 or an elevating unit 71] capable of performing an effect operation [for example, a drop operation] and
The first movable body provided in the movable unit [for example, the character movable body 713 or the right character portion 713R] and
It is a game table equipped with
The movable unit has a regulating means [for example, a locking projection 703 that has entered the locking groove 7132b].
The restricting means changes the relative position of the first movable body with respect to the movable unit before and after executing the effect operation [for example, an inertial force acts when the fall is stopped and the first movable body bounces. Due to the change from the initial position],
A game table [for example, a pachinko machine 100]. 』\
Was explained.

According to this game table, the effect operation can be executed without giving the player a sense of discomfort due to the unintended movement of the first movable body.

The effecting operation may be an ascending operation, a lateral sliding operation, a forward advance operation, or a backward backward operation. ..

The effect operation may be an operation that does not include the effect by the first movable body. The effect of the first movable body referred to here means that a part or all of the first movable body changes its posture, emits light, rotates, or the like. However, it is an effect that becomes more conspicuous than before the start of the effect, and for example, an effect in which the first movable body simply changes (moves) the position without being conspicuous is not applicable.

Also,
"The first movable body is capable of performing the first operation [for example, a rotating operation].
The first operation is an operation not included in the effect operation.
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

Also,
"A first driving means [for example, a motor 7111] is provided.
The first movable body is capable of performing the first operation by driving the first driving means [for example, FIG. 25].
By driving the first driving means, the regulation by the regulating means is released [for example, FIG. 24 (b)], and the first movable body executes the first operation.
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

further,
"The driving force transmitting means [for example, the lower gear 714, the gear rack member 70, the upper gear 715] for transmitting the driving force of the first driving means [for example, the motor 7111] to the first movable body is provided.
The regulating means is a means different from the driving force transmitting means.
A game table characterized by that. "
Was also explained.

Also,
"The effect operation is a drop operation [for example, FIG. 18 (b)],
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

Also,
"A second movable body [for example, logo movable body 712] provided in the movable unit is provided.
The second movable body is capable of performing a second operation [for example, a rotational operation] [for example, FIG. 18 (c)].
During the execution of the second operation, the regulation by the regulating means is released [for example, FIG. 24 (b)],
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

Also,
"After the execution of the second operation is completed, the execution of the first operation is started [for example, FIG. 25],
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

The second movable body may be capable of performing the second operation by driving the first driving means.

Next, the device of the elevating unit 71 during the transportation of the pachinko machine 100 will be described.

FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the game table shown in FIG. 3 as viewed from diagonally above the front side.

In the game board 200, the rear side of the game board 201 is covered with a resin back base 260.

Further, although the description is omitted in FIG. 3, the illumination panel 207 is arranged between the decorative upper cover 203 and the decorative upper right cover 205 and the elevating unit 71. In the illumination panel 207, light is incident from a thick surface (end surface), and the incident light is reflected and emitted from the front surface.

The front side of the elevating unit 71 is covered with the illumination panel 207, and even if the front frame door 106 is opened, the elevating unit 71 cannot be contacted. That is, the elevating unit 71 cannot be contacted unless the illumination panel 207 is removed. The elevating unit 71 is held in the initial position by the engagement of the lock member 744 shown in FIG. 22 described above. Therefore, when the pachinko machine 100 is conveyed, the lock member 744 may be disengaged due to an impact or the like. Therefore, it is desired to fix the elevating unit 71 to the initial position so that the elevating unit 71 does not fall during transportation. Any member that can be contacted by opening the front frame door 106 can be fixed by attaching tape or the like, but as described above, the elevating unit 71 is covered with the illumination panel 207 and cannot be contacted. Therefore, it cannot be fixed by sticking tape or the like.

Therefore, in the game board 200 shown in FIG. 26, the elevating unit 71 is lifted by using the first fixing pin 261 and the second fixing pin 262 to fix the elevating unit 71 to the initial position. In FIG. 26, a part of the first fixing pin 261 and a part of the second fixing pin 262 can be seen from the notch provided in the back base 260. Further, the front end portion 2611 of the first fixing pin 261 protrudes forward from the decorative upper cover 203, and the front end portion 2621 of the second fixing pin 262 protrudes forward from the decorative upper right cover 205.

FIG. 27 is a plan view of the game board 200 shown in FIG. 26 as viewed from directly above, with the lower side of the drawing being the front side.

Also in FIG. 27, a part of the first fixing pin 261 and a part of the second fixing pin 262 can be seen from the notch provided in the back base 260. It can also be seen that the front end portion 2611 of the first fixing pin 261 protrudes forward, and the front end portion 2621 of the second fixing pin 262 also protrudes forward.

Further, the first transport fixing member 263 and the second transport fixing member 264 are inserted from the rear surface of the game board 200 at intervals in the left-right direction.

FIG. 28 is a perspective view of the state in which the back base 260 is removed from the game board 200 as viewed from the rear side, and the right front side of the figure is the rear side. Since FIG. 28 is also a view viewed from the rear side as in FIG. 19A, the left side of the figure is the right side when viewed from the front side, and the right side of the figure is the right side when viewed from the front side. It will be on the left side. Also in the explanation here, the left-right direction will be described with reference to the view from the front side.

Also in FIG. 28, a part of the first fixing pin 261 penetrating the elevating unit 71 and a part of the second fixing pin 262 penetrating the elevating unit 71 can be seen. Further, FIG. 28 shows the lock unit 74 described with reference to FIG. 19A. A first transport fixing member 263 and a second transport fixing member 264 are inserted into the locked rear cover 740b of the lock unit 74, respectively.

FIG. 29 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the mounting structures of the first fixing pin 261 and the second fixing pin 262, and the first transport fixing member 263 and the second transport fixing member 264. In FIG. 29, the left back side of the figure is the front side, and the right front side of the figure is the rear side.

In FIG. 29, the decorative upper cover 203 and the decorative upper right cover 205 are shown in the front, the elevating unit 71 and the lock front cover 740f are shown in this order behind them, and the lock rear cover 740b is shown in the rear.

The decorative upper cover 203 is provided with a through hole 2031 through which the first fixing pin 261 is inserted. The decorative upper right cover 205 is provided with a through hole 2051 through which the second fixing pin 262 is inserted.

A first through hole 7101 through which a first fixing pin 261 for fixing the elevating unit 71 is inserted and a second fixing pin 262 for fixing the elevating unit 71 are inserted into the elevating unit 71 to be fixed. A second through hole 7102 is provided. The first through hole 7101 is provided in the base plate 711 also shown in FIG. 23. The second through hole 7102 is provided in the logo movable body mounting plate 75 also shown in FIG. Further, the base plate 711 is also provided with a notch 7103 through which the second fixing pin 262 is inserted.

The lock front cover 740f has a first insertion portion 740fL into which the rear end portion 2612 of the first fixing pin 261 is inserted, and a second insertion portion 740fR into which the rear end portion 2622 of the second fixing pin 262 is inserted.

In the state where the elevating unit 71 to be fixed is located at the initial position, the through hole 2031 provided in the decorative upper cover 203, the first through hole 7101 of the elevating unit 71, and the first insertion portion 740 fL are aligned in a straight line. .. Further, the through hole 2051 provided in the decorative upper right cover 205, the second through hole 7102 and the notch 7103 of the elevating unit 71, and the second insertion portion 740fR are also arranged in a straight line.

The first fixing pin 261 and the second fixing pin 262 are attached before the pachinko machine 100 is conveyed, that is, before the pachinko machine 100 is shipped from the factory. The rear end portion 2612 of the first fixing pin 261 is inserted into the through hole 2031 provided in the decorative upper cover 203 from the front side. By inserting the first fixing pin 261 toward the rear side, the rear end portion 2612 of the first fixing pin 261 is first inserted through the first through hole 7101 of the elevating unit 71 to be fixed. It reaches the part 740 fL. When the rear end portion 2612 of the first fixing pin 261 is inserted into the first insertion portion 740 fL, the first fixing pin 261 cannot be inserted further toward the rear side, and after the first fixing pin 261. The end portion 2612 is housed in the first insertion portion 740fL without protruding from the first insertion portion 740fL. Similarly, from the front side of the second fixing pin 262, the rear end portion 2622 is inserted into the through hole 2051 provided in the decorative upper right cover 205. By inserting the second fixing pin 262 toward the rear side, the rear end portion 2622 of the second fixing pin 262 is further notched through the second through hole 7102 of the elevating unit 71 to be fixed. It also passes through 7103 and reaches the second insertion portion 740fR. When the rear end portion 2612 of the second fixing pin 262 is inserted into the second insertion portion 740fR, the second fixing pin 262 cannot be inserted further toward the rear side, and after the second fixing pin 262. The end portion 2622 is housed in the second insertion portion 740fR without protruding from the second insertion portion 740fR. Both the first insertion portion 740fL and the second insertion portion 740fR are made of resin and have flexibility. The storage space of the first insertion portion 740fL is a space slightly narrower than the diameter of the first fixing pin 261, and the storage space of the second insertion portion 740fR is a space slightly narrower than the diameter of the second fixing pin 262. is there. Regardless of whether the first insertion portion is 740 fL or the second insertion portion is 740 fR, the storage space thereof is flexible because the rear end portions of the fixing pins such as the first fixing pin 261 and the second fixing pin 262 are pushed in. After expanding the diameter once, the first insertion portion 740fL and the second insertion portion 740fR tighten the rear end portions. As a result, the fixing pin is prevented from falling off to the front side.

FIG. 30 is an enlarged perspective view showing an upper end portion of the game board 200 to which the first fixing pin 261 and the second fixing pin 262 are attached, and the left front side in the drawing is the front side.

Looking at FIG. 30, it seems that the elevating unit 71 can be contacted, but in this figure, it is easy to see how the first fixing pin 261 and the second fixing pin 262 are lifting the elevating unit 71 at the initial position. , The back base 260, the game board 201, the outer rail 202, and the like are removed from the game board 200. Actually, the upper part of the elevating unit 71 is covered with the back base 260, the game board 201, the outer rail 202, and the like.

FIG. 30 shows the decorative upper cover 203 and the decorative upper right cover 205, and also shows how the illumination panel 207 is arranged immediately behind the decorative upper cover 203. Further, the left side logo portion 712L, the right side logo portion 712R, the logo movable body mounting plate 75, the base plate 711 of the elevating unit 71, the lock front cover 740f and the lock rear cover 740b of the lock unit 74 are also shown. As shown in FIG. 30, the elevating unit 71 is initially positioned between the decorative upper cover 203 and the decorative upper right cover 205 and the lock unit 74 (more specifically, the lock front cover 740f).

The fixing pins (261, 262) described above were inserted from the front side toward the rear side, penetrated the elevating unit 71 to be fixed, and bridged between the front side and the rear side. On the other hand, the first transport fixing member 263 and the second transport fixing member 264 shown in FIG. 29 are flat plate-shaped tongue pieces, which are inserted from the rear side to the front side and penetrate the elevating unit 71 to be fixed. Instead, the front end portion is locked to the base plate 711 of the elevating unit 71.

The rear cover 740b shown in FIG. 29 has a first opening 740bL on the left side (right side in FIG. 29) and a second opening 740bR on the right side (left side in FIG. 29). The lock front cover 740f also has a first opening 740fh on the left side (right side in FIG. 29) and a second opening 740fm on the right side (left side in FIG. 29).

The elevating unit 71 to be fixed is provided with the first locking port 711L on the left side (right side in FIG. 29) and the second locking port 711R on the right side (left side in FIG. 29) of the base plate 711. Has been done.

When the elevating unit 71 to be fixed is located at the initial position, the first opening 740bL of the rear cover 740b, the first opening 740fh of the front cover 740f, and the first locking port 711L of the elevating unit 71 are in a straight line. They are lined up. Further, the second opening 740bR of the rear cover 740b, the second opening 740fm of the front cover 740f, and the second locking port 711R of the elevating unit 71 are also aligned in a straight line.

Before the pachinko machine 100 is shipped from the factory, the first transfer fixing member 263 and the second transfer fixing member 264 are also attached. The front end portion 2631 of the first transport fixing member 263 is inserted into the first opening 740bL of the lock rear cover 740b from the rear side. By inserting the first transport fixing member 263 toward the front side, the front end portion 2631 of the first transport fixing member 263 passes through the first opening 740fh of the lock front cover 740f and becomes a fixing target elevating unit. It reaches the first locking port 711L of 71. The front end portion 2631 of the first transport fixing member 263 is locked to the first locking port 711L. As with the first transport fixing member 263, the front end portion 2641 of the second transport fixing member 264 is inserted into the second opening 740bR of the lock rear cover 740b from the rear side. By inserting the second transport fixing member 264 toward the front side, the front end portion 2641 of the second transport fixing member 264 passes through the second opening 740 fm of the lock front cover 740 f and becomes a fixing target elevating unit. It reaches the second locking port 711R of 71. The front end portion 2641 of the second transport fixing member 264 is also locked to the second locking port 711R.

In this way, the elevating unit 71 at the initial position is held from both the front side and the rear side. After the pachinko machine 100 has been transported and the pachinko machine 100 has been installed in the game store, if the front frame door 106 is opened, the front end portion 2611 of the first fixing pin 261 and the front end portion 2621 of the second fixing pin 262 come into contact with each other. It is possible. The clerk of the game store pulls out the first fixing pin 261 to the front side by holding the front end portion 2611 of the first fixing pin 261 and also holds the front end portion 2621 of the second fixing pin 262 to the front side of the second fixing pin 262. Pull out to. Further, the first transport fixing member 263 and the second transport fixing member 264 are pulled out from the back side of the island to the rear side. By removing the first fixing pin 261 and the second fixing pin 262, the first transport fixing member 263, and the second transport fixing member 264, the elevating unit 71 can perform the drop operation.

It should be noted that the fixing structure at the time of transporting the elevating unit 71 using the first fixing pin 261 and the second fixing pin 262, the first transport fixing member 263, and the second transport fixing member described with reference to FIGS. 26 to 30 The fixed structure of the elevating unit 71 at the time of transportation using the 264 can also be applied to a movable body provided in the rotating cylinder game machine (slot machine).

According to the above description
"A game table equipped with a movable body [for example, an elevating unit 71].
A movement regulating means [for example, a first fixing pin 261 and a second fixing pin 262, a first transport fixing member 263 and a second transport fixing member 264] that regulates the movement of the movable body when the game table is transported can be attached. Has been
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was explained.

According to this game table, it is possible to prevent the movable body from being damaged during transportation of the game table.

Also,
"A door body that can be opened and closed [for example, front frame door 106] is provided.
The movable body is arranged on the rear side of the closed door body.
The movable body is inaccessible even when the door body is open.
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

Also,
"A plate-shaped transmitting means [for example, an illumination panel 207] is provided between the door body and the movable body.
The movable body cannot be contacted by the permeation means even when the door body is open.
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

The permeation means is a removable means, and the movable body may be contactable by removing the permeation means with the door body open.

Further, the permeation means may be a transparent or translucent plate member.

Also,
"The transmission means is a means capable of producing light emission.
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

The transmitting means may be a light guide plate capable of performing an effect display when light is incident from the end face.

Also,
"The movable body is movable from the initial position [for example, FIG. 18].
The movement regulating means is a means for regulating the movement of the movable body at the initial position.
The movement restricting means is detachably configured.
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

Also,
"The first structure [for example, decorative top cover 203, decorative upper right cover 205],
A second structure [eg, front lock cover 740f] and
With
The movable body [for example, the elevating unit 71] is initially located between the first structure and the second structure [for example, FIG. 30].
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

Also,
"The movable body has a through hole [for example, a first through hole 7101 and a second through hole 7102] through which the movement restricting means penetrates.
The first structure has a first hole [for example, through hole 2031, through hole 2051] through which the movement restricting means penetrates.
The second structure has an insertion portion [for example, a first insertion portion 740fL, a second insertion portion 740fR] into which the movement restricting means is inserted.
The through hole, the first hole, and the insertion portion are arranged so as to be aligned with each other when the movable body is in the initial position [for example, FIG. 29].
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

The movement regulating means may be a rod-shaped member.

The insertion portion may be a through hole or a non-penetrating hole.

The first structure may be provided on the front side of the second structure, or may be provided on the rear side.

The first structure is arranged on the rear side of the closed door body, and the first structure can be contacted when the door body is opened. May be good. In other words, the edge of the first hole is located on the rear side of the closed door body, and the edge of the first hole can be contacted when the door body is opened. It may be. In these cases, the size of the insertion portion may be smaller than that of the first hole, or the insertion portion may be a hole that does not penetrate to the rear side. With such a configuration, the movement restricting means can be pulled out forward but not backward.

The through hole may be circular, elliptical, semicircular, rectangular, polygonal, keyhole-shaped or the like.

There may be a plurality of the movement restricting means, and the first hole, the through hole, and the insertion portion are provided for each movement regulating means.

Also,
"The structure of either one of the first structure and the second structure [for example, the lock front cover 740f] has a second hole through which the movement restricting means [for example, the first opening]. 740 fL, second opening 740 fR]
The movable body [for example, the elevating unit 71] has an insertion port [for example, a first locking port 711L, a second locking port 711R] into which the tip of the movement restricting means is inserted.
The second hole and the insertion port are arranged so as to be aligned with each other when the movable body is in the initial position [for example, FIG. 29].
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

In this case, the movement restricting means can be pulled out toward the structure having the second hole.

There may be a plurality of the movement restricting means, and the second hole and the insertion port are provided for each movement regulating means.

According to the above description
"The first structure [for example, decorative top cover 203, decorative upper right cover 205],
A second structure [eg, front lock cover 740f] and
Movable body [for example, elevating unit 71] and
It is a game table equipped with
The movable body is initially located between the first structure and the second structure.
The movable body has a through hole [for example, a first through hole 7101 and a second through hole 7102].
The first structure has a first hole [for example, through hole 2031, through hole 2051].
The second structure has an insertion portion [for example, a first insertion portion 740fL, a second insertion portion 740fR].
The through hole, the first hole, and the insertion portion are arranged so as to be aligned with each other when the movable body is in the initial position [for example, FIG. 29].
A game characterized in that a first movement restricting means [for example, a first fixing pin 261 and a second fixing pin 262] that penetrates the first hole and the through hole and is inserted into the insertion portion is provided at the time of transportation. Stand. 』\
Was also explained.

At the time of transportation, the movable body in the initial position is suspended and restricted from moving by the first movement restricting means inserted between the first structure and the second structure.

Also,
"The structure of either one of the first structure and the second structure [for example, the lock front cover 740f] has a second hole [for example, a first opening 740fh, a second opening 740fm]. And have
The movable body has an insertion port [for example, a first locking port 711L, a second locking port 711R].
The second hole and the insertion port are arranged so as to line up in a straight line when the movable body is in the initial position [for example, FIG. 29].
A game table characterized in that a second movement restricting means [for example, first transport fixing member 263 and second transport fixing member 264] whose tip is inserted into the insertion port through the second hole is provided at the time of transport. .. 』\
Was also explained.

At the time of transportation, the movable body at the initial position is supported by the second movement restricting means inserted from one of the structures side, and is restricted from moving.

Next, the lamp unit 9 provided at the lower left of the game area 124 will be described. As described above, even if the light source is an LED, it is called a lamp.

FIG. 31 is a perspective view of the lamp unit 9 shown in FIG. 3 as viewed from diagonally upward to the right.

As described with reference to FIG. 3, a first special figure start port (fixed) 230 is provided on the right side of the lamp unit 9, and the first special figure start port (fixed) 230 is at the center of the game area 124. It will be located at the bottom. The first special figure start port (fixed) 230 is formed by a start port forming member 230a, and openings 241 connected to the out port 240 shown in FIG. 3 are also provided on both sides of the first special figure start port (fixed) 230. It is formed.

Further, a light emitting effect portion 9a is provided in the center of the lamp unit 9, and a general winning opening portion 9b is provided on the left side.

FIG. 32 is an exploded perspective view of the lamp unit 9, in which the front left side of the drawing is the front side.

FIG. 32 shows the base member 90. A starting port forming member 230a is attached to the right side portion of the base member 90 from the front side. On the other hand, three general winning openings 901 and one out opening 902 are provided on the left side portion of the base member 90. A side front decorative member 91 is attached to the left side portion of the base member 90 from the front side, and a space between the side front decorative member 91 and the base member 90 is a ball entry port 9bi to the general winning opening portion 9b (FIG. 31). See). The three general winning openings 901 are provided above the central portion in the left-right direction of the general winning opening portion 9b, and the game ball entering from the central portion of the entrance ball opening 9bi shown in FIG. 31 is the three general winning openings 901. You will be guided to one of the winning openings. Separate ball detection sensors may be arranged in each of the three general winning openings 901, and the winning balls may be detected by the respective ball detection sensors, or the game balls entered in each of the three general winning openings 901 may be guided. The ball passages may be merged and detected by one common ball detection sensor.

The game ball that has entered from the left end portion and the right end portion of the entry opening 9bi is guided to the out opening 902 as shown by the solid arrow in FIG. 32. Both the game ball that has won the general winning opening 901 and the game ball that has entered the out opening 902 are guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharged to the game island side.

A lighting board 92 is applied to the base member 90 shown in FIG. 32 from the rear side, and the lighting board 92 is further covered by a board cover 93 from the rear side. The lighting board 92 is provided with a left side region 92L corresponding to the general winning opening portion 9b and a right side region 92R corresponding to the light emitting effect portion 9a. In the left side region 92L, an opening 921 and a notch 922 corresponding to the general winning opening 901 are formed, and a notch 923 corresponding to the out opening 902 is also formed. On the other hand, light emitting diodes DO are mounted on the outer peripheral portion 92Ro in the right side region 92R at intervals in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of light emitting diodes DI are also mounted on the inner portion 92Ri inside the outer peripheral portion 92Ro. .. Both the light emitting diode DO of the outer peripheral portion 92Ro and the light emitting diode DI of the inner portion 92Ri emit light toward the front side. Even in the left side region 92L, the light emitting diode DL is mounted in the vicinity of the opening 921, and the periphery of the general winning opening 901 is illuminated by the light emitting diode DL.

A cutout portion 903 is provided in the central portion of the base member 90 shown in FIG. 32, and the cutout portion 903 is closed by the right side region 92R of the lighting substrate 92 from the rear side. That is, the right side region 92R of the lighting substrate 92 is located inside the cutout portion 903, and the plurality of light emitting diodes DI and DO are arranged facing the front side. As a result, the light emitting diode DO mounted on the outer peripheral portion 92Ro is arranged inside the edge of the cutout portion 903 along the edge.

The reflector member 94 is arranged further inside the light emitting diode DO arranged inside along the edge of the cutout portion 903. The reflector member 94 is a frame-shaped member, and is arranged so as to surround the outer periphery of the light emitting diode DI mounted on the inner portion 92Ri so that the light emitted from the light emitting diode DI does not leak to the outside. Reflect inward.

The pattern display sheet 95 closes the front side of the frame-shaped reflector member 94, and the details will be described later. A plate-shaped lens 96 is superposed on the pattern display sheet 95 from the front side, and a plate-shaped half mirror 97 is superposed on the lens 96 from the front side. The optical members (95 to 97) thus superposed on the reflector member 94 are housed inside the light guide cover 98. The light guide cover 98 has a side wall portion 981 and a front surface portion 982. That is, the front side of the side wall 981 is covered with the front surface 982, and the rear end side of the side wall 981 is open to the rear. The rear end of the side wall portion 981 is fitted into the cutout portion 903 of the base member 90. As a result, the rear end surface of the side wall portion 981, that is, the thick surface of the plate member constituting the side wall portion 981 is located directly above the light emitting diode DO arranged in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral portion 92Ro of the illumination substrate 92.

The decorative member 99 is a frame-shaped member, and the decorative member 99 is put on the light guide cover 98 from the front side. The outer peripheral portion of the front surface portion 982 of the light guide cover 98 is decorated with the decorative member 99.

FIG. 33A shows a perspective view of the front side of the light emitting effect unit 9a in the lamp unit 9 on the left side, and a cross-sectional view schematically showing the structure of the light emitting effect unit 9a on the right side.

On the right side of FIG. 33A, a light emitting diode DO provided on the outer peripheral side and a light emitting diode DI provided on the inner portion are shown. The light emitting diode DO provided on the outer peripheral side and the light emitting diode DI provided on the inner portion are light emitting diodes mounted on a common lighting board 92.

As shown on the right side of FIG. 33A, the rear end surface 981a of the side wall portion 981 of the light guide cover 98 is located on the light emitting diode DO provided on the outer peripheral side. Further, the half mirror 97 shown on the right side of FIG. 33A is an optical member that reflects light from the front side and transmits light from the rear side.

In FIG. 33A, neither the light emitting diode DO on the outer peripheral side nor the light emitting diode DI on the inner side emits light, and the half mirror 97 functions, and a perspective view of the front side of the light emitting effect unit 9a shown on the left side. In, nothing is displayed on the front portion 982 whose outer peripheral portion is decorated with the decorative member 99. That is, the existence of the inner light emitting diode DI itself cannot be confirmed from the front side.

FIG. 33B is a diagram showing how the light emitting diode DO on the outer peripheral side emits light. In FIG. 33B, the inner light emitting diode DI remains off.

As shown by an arrow on the right side of FIG. 33B, the light emitted from the light emitting diode DO on the outer peripheral side is incident on the rear end surface 981a of the side wall portion 981 of the light guide cover 98. The front surface 982 of the light guide cover 98 is formed with a reflection 982a that reflects the light incident from the rear end surface 981a of the side wall 981 and emits it from the front surface. The light emitted from the light emitting diode DO on the outer peripheral side is reflected by the reflecting portion 982a and emitted from the front surface.

In the perspective view of the front side of the light emitting effect unit 9a shown on the left side of FIG. 33 (b), the light emitting pattern of the heart mark whose inside is not emitting light is displayed on the front portion 982 due to the reflection by the reflecting portion 982a. Has been done. The gray part is the part where the light emission is displayed.

FIG. 34A is a diagram showing how the inner light emitting diode DI emits light. In FIG. 34A, the light emitting diode DO on the outer peripheral side remains off.

As shown by an arrow on the right side of FIG. 34 (a), among the light emitted from the inner light emitting diode DI, the light diffused outward is reflected inward by the reflector member 94. The pattern display sheet 95 has a light-transmitting portion 951 on the outer peripheral portion and a light-transmitting portion 952 on the inner side thereof. The light reflected inward by the reflector member 94 is reflected again by the light opaque portion 951 and is not emitted to the front side. On the other hand, among the light emitted from the inner light emitting diode DI, the light that has reached the light transmitting portion 952 has a star shape as shown on the left side of FIG. 34 (a) when passing through the light transmitting portion 952. It becomes a pattern of, and is displayed on the front portion 982. In the front portion 982 shown on the left side, the black portion is the portion where the light emission is displayed.

FIG. 34B is a diagram showing how both the light emitting diode DO on the outer peripheral side and the light emitting diode DI on the inner side, which are mounted on the common lighting board 92, emit light.

As described with reference to FIG. 33B, the light emitted from the light emitting diode DO on the outer peripheral side is incident on the rear end surface 981a of the side wall portion 981 of the light guide cover 98 and reflected by the reflecting portion 982a. A heart pattern that does not emit light inside is displayed. Further, as described with reference to FIG. 34A, among the light emitted from the inner light emitting diode DI, the light reaching the light transmitting portion 952 of the pattern display sheet 95 passes through the light transmitting portion 952. When you do, it becomes a star-shaped pattern and is displayed as a light emission.

As shown in FIG. 34 (b), a portion of the light guide cover 98 on which the reflecting portion 982a is formed is located in front of the light transmitting portion 952 of the pattern display sheet 95. That is, the portion of the light guide cover 98 on which the reflective portion 982a is formed and the light transmitting portion 952 of the pattern display sheet 95 overlap in the front-rear direction. Therefore, as shown in the perspective view on the front side of the light emitting effect unit 9a shown on the left side of FIG. 34 (b), the light emitting period of the light emitting diode DO on the outer peripheral side and the light emitting period of the light emitting diode DI on the inner side overlap. On the front portion 982, a heart mark whose inside does not emit light and a star-shaped pattern are overlapped and displayed.

The lamp unit 9 described with reference to FIGS. 31 to 34 can also be applied to a spinning machine (slot machine).

According to the above description
"The first light emitting means [for example, the inner light emitting diode DI] and
A second light emitting means [for example, a light emitting diode DO on the outer peripheral side] and
A first pattern display unit [for example, a light transmitting portion 952 of a pattern display sheet 95] capable of displaying a first pattern [for example, a star-shaped pattern] by emitting light from the first light emitting means.
A second pattern display unit [for example, a reflection unit 982a of the light guide cover 98] capable of displaying a second pattern [for example, a heart pattern whose inside does not emit light] is formed by light emission of the second light emitting means. The part that was done] and
It is a game table equipped with
At least a part of the first pattern display unit overlaps with at least a part of the second pattern display unit in the front-rear direction [for example, FIG. 34 (b)].
The first light emitting means and the second light emitting means are means mounted on a common substrate [for example, a lighting substrate 92].
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was explained.

According to this game table, it is possible to perform an effect of displaying one or both of the first pattern and the second pattern at the same time, and the first light emitting means and the second light emitting means are common. Since it is mounted on the board, disconnection and failure can be confirmed at the same time, and maintainability can be improved.

In addition, all of the first pattern display part may overlap with all of the second pattern display part in the front-rear direction, and a part of the first pattern display part may be the second. It may overlap with a part of the pattern display unit in the front-rear direction, or all of the first pattern display unit may overlap with a part of the second pattern display unit in the front-rear direction. Alternatively, a part of the first pattern display unit may overlap with the entire second pattern display unit in the front-rear direction.

At least a part of the first pattern and at least a part of the second pattern may be displayed overlapping. That is, the entire first pattern and the entire second pattern may be displayed overlapping, or a part of the first pattern and one of the second patterns. The parts may be displayed in an overlapping manner, or the entire first pattern and a part of the second pattern may be displayed in an overlapping manner, or the first pattern may be displayed in an overlapping manner. A part of one pattern and the whole of the second pattern may be displayed overlapping.

Also,
"The second light emitting means is capable of emitting light during the light emitting period of the first light emitting means [for example, FIG. 34 (b)].
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

Also,
"Both the first pattern and the second pattern are displayed during the light emission of both the first light emitting means and the second light emitting means [for example, FIG. 34 (b)].
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

That is, there is a period during which the first pattern and the second pattern are displayed at the same time.

Also,
"The first pattern display unit displays the first pattern by the first display method [for example, the method of being incident from the rear surface shown in FIG. 34 (a)].
The second pattern display unit displays the second pattern by a second display method [for example, a method of being incident from the end face shown in FIG. 33 (b)].
The first display method is different from the second display method.
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

For example, one of the first display format and the second display format may be a method in which light incident from the end face is reflected and emitted from the front surface. Further, the other display format may be a method in which light is incident from the rear surface and a pattern is formed by the light passing toward the front surface, and further, the opaque portion does not transmit to the front surface and the transmissive portion does not transmit the pattern. The pattern may be formed by the passing light.

Also,
"The first light emitting means [for example, the inner light emitting diode DI] is the first pattern [for example, the light transmitting portion 952 of the pattern display sheet 95] displayed by the first pattern display unit [for example, the light transmitting portion 952 of the pattern display sheet 95]. It is a means arranged at a position where it overlaps with the star-shaped pattern in the front-rear direction [for example, FIG. 34 (a)].
The second light emitting means [for example, the light emitting diode DO on the outer peripheral side] is displayed by the second pattern display unit [for example, a portion of the light guide cover 98 on which the reflecting portion 982a is formed]. [For example, a heart pattern whose inside does not emit light] and a means arranged at a position deviated from the second pattern without overlapping in the front-rear direction [for example, FIG. 33 (b)].
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

Also,
"A half mirror [eg, half mirror 97] is provided in front of the first light emitting means [for example, the inner light emitting diode DI].
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

According to the game table, the half mirror makes it difficult to see the first light emitting means that is turned off from the front side, and the presence of the first light emitting means can be hidden until it emits light.

A half mirror [for example, a portion of the light guide cover 98 on which the reflection portion 982a is formed] and the first light emitting means [for example, the inner light emitting diode DI] are separated from each other. , Half mirror 97] may be provided.

Further, a light emitting unit having the first light emitting means, the second light emitting means, the first pattern display unit, and the second pattern display unit, and the light emitting unit can be moved. It may be a unit that can change its posture. Further, the light emitting unit may be a unit that can move at least a part (all or a part) between a position that cannot be visually recognized from the front and a position that can be visually recognized. Further, the light emitting unit may be a unit attached at a position where the player can contact. Further, the light emitting unit may be a frame member, a door body (for example, a front frame door 106), or a unit attached to a game board.

Subsequently, the attacker unit 23 provided in the lower right portion of the game area 124 will be described.

The attacker unit 23 shown in FIG. 3 has an attacker seal 2302 attached to an attacker front plate 2301 (see FIG. 39). In FIG. 3, the decorative pattern and the like of the attacker seal 2302 are not shown.

FIG. 35 is a perspective view showing a state in which the attacker front plate 2301 is removed from the attacker unit 23 shown in FIG.

The attacker unit 23 includes an electric chew type special figure 1 starting port (variable) 231 and a first variable winning opening 234 as a first attacker, a second variable winning opening 235 as a second attacker, and a second special drawing starting port 232. , And an out port 236 opened in the attacker base plate 2303.

The size of the start port (variable) 231 of the special figure 1 is variable by the blade member 2311, and the blade member 2311 shown in FIG. 35 (a) advances to the front side. In the state where the blade member 2311 is advanced to the front side in this way, the game ball passes over the advanced blade member 2311. That is, in FIG. 35 (a), the game ball passes from the left side to the right side of the figure. The ball detection sensor 2312 of the special drawing 1 start port (variable) 231 is arranged below the blade member 2311 and on the downstream side facing the upstream side. Therefore, it is difficult for the game ball to pass through the ball detection sensor 2312 at the special figure 1 start port (variable) 231 shown in FIG. 35 (a), and the special figure 1 start port (variable) shown in FIG. 35 (a). ) 231 is in a state where it is difficult to win a prize.

The first variable winning opening 234, which is the first attacker, is arranged on the upstream side of the game ball in the rolling direction with respect to the second variable winning opening 235, which is the second attacker. The size of the winning opening of the first variable winning opening 234 is changed by the door member 2341, and the door member 2341 shown in FIG. 35A advances to the front side. Further, the ball detection sensor 2342 for the first variable winning opening is arranged below the door member 2341 that has advanced to the front side and faces upward. When the door member 2341 is advanced to the front side, it is difficult for the game ball to pass over the advanced door member 2341 and to pass through the ball detection sensor 2342. Therefore, the first variable winning opening 234 shown in FIG. 35A is in a difficult-to-win state.

Like the first variable winning opening 234, the second variable winning opening 235 also has a variable size of the winning opening depending on the door member 2351, but the arrangement position of the ball detection sensor is different from that of the first variable winning opening 234. .. The game ball that rolls toward the second variable winning opening 235 rolls from the right side to the left side in FIG. 35 (a). The ball detection sensor 2352 for the second variable winning opening 235 is arranged not below the door member 2351 but downstream of the door member 2351 and facing the upstream side. In the second variable winning opening 235, when the door member 2351 is advanced to the front side, the game ball passes over the advanced door member 2351 and reaches the ball detection sensor 2352. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 35A, when the door member 2351 is retracted to the rear side, the game ball falls to a place where the ball detection sensor 2352 is not present. Therefore, the second variable winning opening 235 shown in FIG. 35A is in a difficult-to-win state.

The second special drawing start port 232 is arranged at the point where the game ball has fallen. The size of the winning opening is fixed in the second special figure starting port 232, and the ball detection sensor 2321 for the second special drawing starting port 232 is arranged facing upward. The game ball that has passed through the ball detection sensor 2321 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 through the first guide port 2322, and then discharged to the game island side.

Summarizing the above, in the attacker unit 23 shown in FIG. 35 (a), the special figure 1 starting port (variable) 231 located at the uppermost stream is in a difficult state of winning, and the first variable winning port 234 located next also wins. It is in a difficult state, and the second variable winning opening 235 is also in a difficult state.

FIG. 36 is a diagram showing the back surface of the attacker front plate 2301 removed in FIG. 35.

As shown in FIG. 36, a ball passage forming wall 230r projecting toward the attacker base plate 2303 is provided on the back surface of the attacker front plate 2301. The ball passage forming wall 230r forms a ball passage inclined toward the downstream side in which the game ball entering the attacker unit 23 rolls. Further, the ball passage forming wall 230r is not provided at the position where the blade member 2311 advances or the door member 2341, 351 advances, and the advanced blade member 2311 and the door member 2341, 351 form a ball passage. Become a wall. That is, the blade member 2311 and the door member 2341 and 351 are inclined downward toward the downstream side when they are advanced to the front side, and the game ball rolls toward the downstream side using this inclination. I will go.

The solid arrow shown in FIG. 35 (a) indicates the path of the game ball that rolls or falls on the ball passage forming wall 230r shown in FIG. 36, the advanced blade member 2311, and the door member 2341. (The same applies to the arrows in the figure below). The game ball that has entered the attacker unit 23 may be directed to the route on the special figure 1 start port (variable) 231 side indicated by the solid arrow, or to the out port 236 provided in the attacker unit 23. is there.

Most of the game balls that have fallen to the front of the second special figure start port 232 enter the second special figure start port 232, and the special figure 2 variable game is started. The game ball that did not enter the second special figure start port 232 reaches the out port 240 shown in FIG. 3 and is discharged to the game island side (see the solid line arrow divided into two).

As shown in FIG. 35, the attacker base plate 2303 is provided with a plurality of ribs. Further, as shown in FIG. 36, the attacker front plate 2301 is also provided with a plurality of ribs. Looking from the upstream side along the flow of the game ball, it goes from the front to the right end of the blade member 2311 of the special drawing 1 start port (variable) 231 and turns back to the door member 2341 of the first variable winning opening 234. Ribs are provided up to the point beyond the intermediate position. That is, a plurality of ribs in the vertical direction are provided in two upper and lower stages, and one rib in the horizontal direction is provided at the folded portion. Hereinafter, the four vertical ribs on the upper side of the attacker base plate 2303 on the special drawing 1 start port (variable) 231 side will be referred to as the rear first rib 23r1, and one lateral rib of the folded portion will be referred to. The rear horizontal rib 23r2 is referred to, and the four vertical ribs in the lower row on the first variable winning opening 234 side are referred to as the rear second rib 23r3. Further, in the attacker front plate 2301, the three vertical ribs on the upper side of the special drawing 1 start port (variable) 231 side are referred to as the front first rib 23f1, and one lateral rib of the folded portion is on the front side. The horizontal rib 23f2 is referred to, and the lower three vertical ribs on the first variable winning opening 234 side are referred to as the front second rib 23f3.

The attacker front plate 2301 shown in FIG. 36 includes various ball guide ribs 23f6 to 23f8 in addition to the front first rib 23f1, the front horizontal rib 23f2, the front second rib 23f3, and the front vertical rib 23f5 described later. It is provided.

Whether it is the rear first rib 23r1, the rear lateral rib 23r2, the rear second rib 23r3, the front first rib 23f1, or the front lateral rib 23f2, the front first rib Even if the two ribs are 23f3, they are deceleration ribs for reducing the rolling speed of the game ball.

The game ball whose rolling speed is reduced by the rear second rib 23r3 and the front second rib 23f3 easily stays on the door member 2341 of the first variable winning opening 234. In particular, of the four rear second ribs 23r3, the two rear second ribs 23r3 on the downstream side are provided in the ball path formed by the advanced door member 2341, and the three front sides are provided. Of the second ribs 23f3, the two front side second ribs 23f3 on the downstream side are also provided in the ball path formed by the advanced door member 2341.

FIG. 37 is a view showing a cross section of the attacker unit 23 along the line BB'shown in FIG. 35A and viewed from directly above, with the lower side of the drawing being the front side. Note that in FIG. 37, hatching showing a cross section is omitted.

In FIG. 37, the first variable winning opening 234 is shown on the right side, and the second variable winning opening 235 is shown on the left side. The door member 2341 of the first variable winning opening 234 shown in FIG. 37 is in a state of advancing to the front side, and the first variable winning opening 234 is in a state of being difficult to win. On the other hand, the door member 2351 of the second variable winning opening 235 shown in FIG. 37 is also in a state of advancing to the front side, but the second variable winning opening 235 is in a state where winning is easy. Further, in FIG. 37, game balls Ba to Bc are also shown. In FIG. 37, the game ball rolls from the right side to the left side of the figure.

In the vicinity of the first variable winning opening 234, four rear second ribs 23r3 and three front second ribs 23f3 are shown. The game balls Ba and Bb are caught by these seven second ribs 23r3 and 23f3, and easily stay on the door member 2341. The distance between the adjacent ribs on the four rear second ribs 23r3 is equal to or larger than the diameter of the game ball, and the distance between the adjacent ribs on the three front second ribs 23f3 is also equal to or larger than the diameter of the game ball. ..

Both the rear side second rib 23r3 and the front side second rib 23f3 described above are provided on the upstream side of the game ball in the rolling direction with respect to the second variable winning opening 235. Further, in both the rear second rib 23r3 and the front second rib 23f3, only some of the ribs are provided on the upstream side of the first variable winning opening 234, but all the ribs are the first. It may be provided on the upstream side of the variable winning opening 234.

Further, only one of the rear second rib 23r3 and the front second rib 23f3 may be provided. This is not limited to the second rib, and when there are both a rib provided on the rear side and a rib provided on the front side (for example, in the case of the first rib), one of the ribs on one side is used. It may be provided only.

Further, as shown in FIG. 37, a gap CS1 is provided between the front end of the door member 2341 in the state of advancing to the front side and the attacker front plate 2301. The gap CS1 is less than half the diameter of the game balls Ba and Bb, but is wider than the rearward protruding length of the front second rib 23f3. On the other hand, the length (width) of the door member 2341 in the front-rear direction is about the diameter of the game balls Ba and Bb. By providing this gap CS1, it is possible to change from a difficult-to-win state to an easy-to-win state in a short time.

FIG. 35 (b) shows a state after the first variable winning opening 234 of the attacker unit 23 shown in FIG. 35 (a) has changed to a winning easy state. That is, the door member 2341 of the first variable winning opening 234 shown in FIG. 35B is retracted to the rear side.

When the door member 2341 retracts while the game ball is staying on the door member 2341, the game ball staying on the door member 2341 drops at once, and the ball detection sensor 2342 for the first variable winning opening is used. Detected. Therefore, as compared with the case where the door member 2341 retracts while the game ball is passing through the door member 2341, the winning rate to the first variable winning opening 234 is improved, and the rear side second rib 23r3 and the front side second The rib 23f3 is also a means for improving the winning rate. While the first variable winning opening 234 is in an easy-to-win state, the gaming ball that has passed through the blade member 2311 of the special drawing 1 starting port (variable) 231 and has rolled to the first variable winning opening 234 is the first variable. After being guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 through the ball detection sensor 2342 and the second guide port 2343 as shown by the arrow shown by the solid line, it does not roll to the downstream side of the winning opening 234. , Discharged to the game island side.

FIG. 35A also shows a two-dot chain line as the flow of the game ball. The two-dot chain line shows the flow of the game ball protruding from the door member 2341 of the first variable winning opening 234 toward the second variable winning opening 235.

As described above, in the second variable winning opening 235 shown in FIG. 35A, the door member 2351 is in a state of being retracted to the rear side, which is a difficult state of winning. However, if the game ball flies in the flow indicated by the alternate long and short dash line, it may pass through the ball detection sensor 2352. That is, there is a risk that the second variable winning opening 235 will be won even though it is difficult to win.

However, the game ball whose rolling speed is reduced by the rear second rib 23r3 and the front second rib 23f3 does not have enough momentum to jump out from the door member 2341 of the first variable winning opening 234 toward the second variable winning opening 235. After the door member 2341 is placed on the attacker intermediate portion 230r1 in the ball passage forming wall 230r shown in FIG. 36, it immediately falls as shown by the solid line in FIG. 35 (a). Therefore, the rear second rib 23r3 and the front second rib 23f3 are also means for reducing the winning rate to the second variable winning opening 235. Strictly speaking, the rear second rib 23r3 and the front second rib 23f3 are means for reducing the winning rate of the normally unacceptable winning (irregular winning) to the second variable winning opening 235. It can be said.

However, even if the rear second rib 23r3 and the front second rib 23f3, which reduce the winning rate to the second variable winning opening 235 described above, are provided, these ribs 23r3 and 23f3 should reduce the speed. It is difficult to completely prevent the game ball from popping out toward the second variable winning opening 235. For example, when the game ball bounces on the door member 2341, it may pop out toward the second variable winning opening 235. Therefore, a winning prevention protrusion 2351a protruding forward is provided at the end of the door member 2351 of the second variable winning opening 235 on the downstream side (ball detection sensor 2352 side). The winning blocking protrusion 2351a protrudes in front of the ball detection sensor 2352 even when the door member 2351 is in a position retracted to the rear side. Therefore, even if there is a game ball that has jumped out toward the second variable winning opening 235, the game ball collides with the winning blocking protrusion 2351a and cannot pass through the ball detection sensor 2352, as shown by a dotted line. Fall. Further, a winning prevention rib 23r4 having a vertical rib is also provided on the winning blocking protrusion 2351a of the door member 2351 at the retracted position shown in FIG. 35A. The game ball that has jumped out toward the second variable winning opening 235 collides with the winning blocking rib 23r4, and cannot pass through the ball detection sensor 2352 as in the case of colliding with the winning blocking protrusion 2351a, and is indicated by a dotted line. It may fall as shown.

The game ball that immediately fell from the door member 2341 of the first variable winning opening 234 is provided in the middle of the fall path, such as the rear vertical rib 23r5 shown in FIG. 35A and the front vertical rib shown in FIG. 36. It collides with 23f5 and slows down, or it becomes easy to enter the second special figure start port 232.

FIG. 38 (a) is a perspective view showing a state after the second variable winning opening 235 of the attacker unit 23 shown in FIG. 35 (a) has changed to a winning easy state.

The door member 2351 of the second variable winning opening 235 shown in FIG. 38A is advanced to the front side. As a result, in the attacker unit 23 shown in FIG. 38 (a), the special figure 1 starting port (variable) 231 located at the uppermost stream is in a difficult-to-win state, and the first variable winning opening 234 located next is also in a difficult-to-win state. The second variable winning opening 235 is in an easy-to-win state. The door member 2351 of the second variable winning opening 235 is provided at a lower position than the door member 2341 of the first variable winning opening 234, and a ball passage shown in FIG. 36 is formed between the door members 2341 and 351. The attacker intermediate portion 230r1 of the wall 230r is arranged. As shown in FIG. 37, the attacker intermediate portion 230r1 and the door member 2351 of the second variable winning opening 235 are slightly separated from each other. Therefore, while the second variable winning opening 235 is in an easy-to-win state, most of the game balls are placed on the door member 2351 of the second variable winning opening 235 as shown by the arrow shown by the solid line. It rolls on the door member 2351 and reaches the ball detection sensor 2352, but it cannot get on the door member 2351 of the second variable winning opening 235 and falls down, and the second special figure start opening. There is also a game ball that flows down to the 232 side. The game ball that has passed through the ball detection sensor 2352 of the second variable winning opening 235 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 through the third guide port 2353 and then discharged to the game island side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 37, a gap CS2 similar to the gap CS1 is provided between the front end of the door member 2351 in the state of advancing to the front side and the attacker front plate 2301. With this gap CS2, the second variable winning opening 235 can be changed from the difficult winning state to the easy winning state in a short time, and the protruding length of the winning blocking protrusion 2351a provided on the door member 2351 is increased. Even if the door member 2351 is in the position retracted to the rear side, the irregular game ball protruding toward the second variable winning opening 235 will surely collide with the winning blocking protrusion 2351a. Further, when the door member 2351 of the second variable winning opening 235 performs an extremely short opening such as 0.06 seconds only once, the rolling speed is reduced by the rear second rib 23r3 and the front second rib 23f3. Even if the game ball gets on the door member 2351, the door member 2351 moves backward from the position where the door member 2351 has advanced forward due to the gap CS2 before rolling on the door member 2351 and reaching the ball detection sensor 2352. Since the game ball can be moved to the position in a short time, the game ball can fall down and the winning rate due to the opening can be lowered.

FIG. 38 (b) is a perspective view showing a state after the special drawing 1 starting port (variable) 231 of the attacker unit 23 shown in FIG. 35 (a) has changed to a winning easy state.

The blade member 2311 of the special drawing 1 starting port (variable) 231 shown in FIG. 38 (b) is retracted to the rear side. While the special figure 1 starting port (variable) 231 is in an easy-to-win state, the game ball that has entered the attacker unit 23 does not roll to the downstream side of the special figure 1 starting port (variable) 231. As shown by the arrow shown by the solid line, the ball detection sensor 2312 is passed, and the special figure 1 variable game is started. The game ball that has passed through the ball detection sensor 2312 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 through the fourth guide port 2313, and then discharged to the game island side.

In the attacker unit 23 whose structure is described in detail above, the attacker of the first variable winning opening 234 is an attacker dedicated to a big hit, and the attacker of the second variable winning opening 235 is an attacker dedicated to a small hit. Special figure high probability In the normal figure high probability state, right-handed hitting is performed, and most of the right-handed game balls enter the special figure 1 starting port (variable) 231. Therefore, even if the attacker of the first variable winning opening 234 becomes easy to win, or even if the attacker of the second variable winning opening 235 becomes easy to win, it can hardly be expected to win the attacker. On the other hand, in the special figure high probability normal figure low probability state, the special figure 1 starting port (variable) 231 is not in the easy-to-enter state, and the right-handed game ball is the attacker of the first variable winning opening 234 or the first. 2 It can be expected to win the attacker of the variable winning opening 235.

FIG. 39A is a diagram showing an attacker unit 23 in which the second variable winning opening 235 is in a difficult-to-win state. In the attacker unit 23 shown in FIG. 39 (a), the attacker front plate 2301 is left and only the attacker seal 2302 is removed. The attacker front plate 2301 is provided with an escape opening 2301a at a position corresponding to the downstream end (ball detection sensor 2352 side) end of the door member 2351 in the second variable winning opening 235. When the attacker seal 2302 is attached, the escape opening 2301a is blocked from the front side, making it difficult for the player to see.

FIG. 39B is a diagram showing an attacker unit 23 in which the second variable winning opening 235 is in an easy-to-win state. Also in the attacker unit 23 shown in FIG. 39B, the attacker front plate 2301 is left and only the attacker seal 2302 is removed. In the escape opening 2301a shown in FIG. 39 (b), the winning prevention projection 2351a of the door member 2351 that has advanced to the front side is inserted. The escape opening 2301a is a space in which the winning prevention protrusion 2351a protruding forward is stored in the winning easy state of the second variable winning opening 235. The tip of the winning blocking protrusion 2351a does not protrude further forward from the escape opening 2301a, and when the attacker seal 2302 is attached, the attacker seal 2302 makes the presence of the winning blocking protrusion 2351a unknown to the player. However, it is also possible to provide an opening in the attacker seal 2302 so that the tip of the winning blocking protrusion 2351a projects further forward from the escape opening 2301a, which is one of the effects. The escape opening 2301a shown in FIG. 37 also contains the winning blocking projection 2351a of the door member 2351 that has advanced to the front side. An attacker seal 2302 is attached to the attacker unit 23 shown in FIG. 37, and the escape opening 2301a is closed by the attacker seal 2302. By providing the escape opening 2301a, the protrusion length of the winning prevention protrusion 2351a can be increased as in the gap CS2 shown in FIG. 37, and the winning prevention is prevented even when the door member 2351 is in the position retracted to the rear side. An irregular game ball that has popped out toward the second variable winning opening 235 will surely collide with the protrusion 2351a.

FIG. 40 is a diagram for explaining the light emitting structure of the attacker unit 23. FIG. 40A is a view of the attacker base plate 2303 viewed from the front side.

In addition to FIG. 40A, as shown in FIG. 35 and the like, a front LED substrate 2304 on which a plurality of light emitting diodes D1 are mounted is placed on the front surface of the attacker base plate 2303 in the lower right portion of the attacker unit 23. It is installed. On the back surface side of the attacker front plate 2301 (not shown), in addition to the above-mentioned ball passage forming wall, a plurality of elongated light guide ribs (not shown) extending to the rear side are provided. A light guide rib is in contact with a part of the light emitting diodes D1 among the plurality of light emitting diodes D1. The light of the light emitting diode D1 in contact with the light guide rib is emitted forward through the light guide rib.

In addition to the front LED board 2304, the attacker unit 23 is also provided with a rear LED board 2305 and an intermediate LED board 2306. In FIG. 40A, the blade member 2311 of the special drawing 1 starting port (variable) 231 is removed, and the door member 2341 of the first variable winning opening 234 and the door member 2351 of the second variable winning opening 235 are also removed. In the attacker base plate 2303, the rear LED substrate 2305 is located behind the blade opening 2303a in which the blade member 2311 advances and retreats, the first opening 2303b in which the door member 2341 advances and retreats, and the second opening 2303c in which the door member 2351 advances and retreats. A plurality of mounted light emitting diodes D3 are visible. The light emitting diode D3 located on the back side of the blade opening 2303a emits light during the operation period of the blade member 2311 and the like, and it seems that the light leaks from the back of the special drawing 1 starting port (variable) 231. The light emitting diode D3 located on the back side of the first opening 2303b emits light during the operation period of the door member 2341 and the like, and it seems that the light leaks from the back of the first variable winning opening 234. The light emitting diode D3 located on the back side of the second opening 2303c emits light during the operation period of the door member 2351 and the like, and it seems that the light leaks from the back of the second variable winning opening 235.

FIG. 40B is a perspective view showing these three LED substrates 2304, 2305 and 2306 from the side so that the positional relationship between the front LED substrate 2304, the intermediate LED substrate 2306, and the rear LED substrate 2305 can be understood. , The left side of the figure is the front side.

The intermediate LED substrate 2306 is arranged at a distance from the rear surface (back surface) of the attacker base plate 2303 to the rear side, and here, a reflector member (not shown) covers the space between the intermediate LED substrate 2306 and the attacker base plate 2303. ing. The attacker base plate 2303 is a light-transmitting member whose rear side cannot be seen through, and a plurality of light emitting diodes D2 mounted on the intermediate LED substrate 2306 are hidden by the attacker base plate 2303 in a non-light emitting state. It is invisible. On the other hand, when these light emitting diodes D2 emit light, it appears that light is emitted from the attacker base plate 2303 (surface emission).

As described above, in the attacker unit 23, a plurality of LED substrates (2304 to 2306) are arranged at intervals in the front-rear direction. The light emitting diodes D1 to D3 provided on the LED substrates (2304 to 2306) do not overlap each other, but may overlap each other, and the irradiation ranges of the light emitting diodes D1 to D3 may overlap.

According to the above description
"The first variable entry opening [for example, the first variable entry opening 234] and
A second variable entry opening [for example, a second variable entry opening 235] and
A deceleration means for reducing the speed of the game ball [for example, the rear second rib 23r3 and / or the front second rib 23f3] and
It is a game table equipped with
The deceleration means is a means for improving the ball entry rate to the first variable entry port.
The deceleration means is a means for reducing the ball entry rate to the second variable entry port.
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was explained.

According to this game table, the ball entry rates of the two variable ball entry ports such as the first variable ball entry port and the second variable ball entry port can be made different by a common deceleration means.

Also,
"The first variable entrance port [for example, the first variable winning opening 234] is located upstream of the second variable entrance opening [for example, the second variable winning opening 235] in the rolling direction of the game ball. It is a variable entrance that is located,
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

Also,
"The deceleration means [for example, the rear second rib 23r3 and / or the front second rib 23f3] has a rolling direction of the game ball more than the first variable entry opening [for example, the first variable winning opening 234]. It is a means located on the upstream side,
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

Also,
"The first change from the first state [for example, the advanced state] to the third state [for example, the backward state] in which the ball is easier to enter the first variable entrance than the first state. Means [eg, door member 2341]
In the first state, the first changing means prevents the ball from entering the first variable entry opening [for example, the first variable winning opening 234], and the game ball is placed on the first changing means. Can be rolled,
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

The first state may be a state in which the ball is prevented from entering the first variable ball slot by the first changing means.

The first changing means is a means for opening and closing the first variable entrance, and the first state is a state in which the first variable entrance is closed by the first changing means. The third state may be a state in which the first variable entrance port is opened by the first changing means.

In the first state, the first change means is a means for blocking the entry path to the first variable entry path and forming a ball path different from the entry path, and the first change means. In the third state, the means may be a means for evacuating from the ball entry route.

Also,
"The deceleration means [for example, the rear second rib 23r3 and / or the front second rib 23f3] has a rolling direction of the game ball more than the second variable entry opening [for example, the second variable winning opening 235]. It is a means located on the upstream side,
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

Also,
"A second change that changes the state from the second state [for example, the backward state] to the fourth state [for example, the advanced state] in which the ball is easier to enter the second variable entrance port than the second state. The means [for example, door member 2351] is provided.
In the second state, the game ball cannot roll on the second changing means.
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

The second state may be a state in which entry into the second variable entry port is not supported by the second changing means.

The second changing means is a means for advancing and retreating with respect to the space connected to the second variable entrance, and the second state is a state in which the second changing means is retracted from the space. The fourth state may be a state in which the second changing means advances into the space and forms an entry path to the second variable entry port.

The first variable entry port and the second variable entry port may be an attacker or an electric chew, or a variable entry port in the dead ball region, that is, a prize ball even if the ball is entered. It may be an entrance that is not paid out.

The first changing means and the second changing means may be a ball passage distribution device.

Next, the ball storage dish 126 will be described.

FIG. 41 is a perspective view of the front frame door 106 and the door with the ball storage plate 108 removed from the main body 104 shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from diagonally upper left. The left frame lamp 122L, the right frame lamp 122R, and the upper frame lamp 122U shown in FIG. 3 are removed from the front frame door 106 shown in FIG. 41.

FIG. 41 shows an effect button 136 arranged in the center of the door 108 with a ball storage plate, and a ball removal button 130 arranged obliquely to the right of the effect button 136. Further, in the operation panel OP arranged on the right side, an operation key unit 190 in which a cross key 1901, a decision button 1902, a volume adjustment button 1903, and a light amount adjustment button 1904 are arranged, a ball lending operation button 140, and a return operation button 141 are arranged. Is illustrated.

Further, a ball storage dish 126 is provided on the left side of the door 108 with the ball storage dish, and a ball sink button 131 is arranged between the ball storage dish 126 and the effect button 136.

The ball storage dish 126 is composed of a rear wall 127, a dish component 128, and a dish movable member 129.

The rear wall 127 is provided with a ball payout port 1271 and a return ball port 1272. Prize balls and rental balls are paid out from the ball payout exit 1271. Of the game balls launched from the launching device 110 shown in FIG. 1, the game balls that have not reached the game area 124 shown in FIG. 3 are returned to the return ball opening 1272. At the ball payout outlet 1271 and the return ball port 1272, the ball payout outlet 1271 is provided at a higher position.

FIG. 42A is a perspective view showing the dish constituent member 128 from the rear side, and the right front side of the figure is the rear side. The left side of the figure is the downstream side.

The dish component 128 is attached to the rear wall 127 and has a front wall 128f, a first inclined surface 1281, and a second inclined surface 1282. The first inclined surface 1281 and the second inclined surface 1282 are continuous. The first inclined surface 1281 is at a higher position than the second inclined surface 1282, and the lower end of the first inclined surface 1281 is connected to the upper end of the second inclined surface 1282. Therefore, the flow of the game ball in the ball storage dish 126 goes from the first inclined surface 1281 to the second inclined surface 1282. In the following description, it is referred to as an upstream side and a downstream side with reference to the flow of the game ball in the ball storage dish 126. Further, the second inclined surface 1282 has a gentler inclination than the first inclined surface 1281, but vice versa, the first inclined surface 1281 may have a gentler inclination than the second inclined surface 1282. The game ball paid out from the ball payout outlet 1271 is paid out to the first inclined surface 1281. The ball payout outlet 1271 is provided at the upstream end of the ball storage dish 126, and can be said to be the upstream side as it is closer to the ball payout outlet 1271 and the downstream side as it is farther from the ball payout outlet 1271.

The arrow from the right side to the left side shown in FIG. 42 (a) is an arrow from the left side to the right side in FIG. 41 because FIG. 42 (a) is a view shown from the rear wall 127 side. It becomes an arrow indicating the direction in which the game ball flows (the direction from the upstream side to the downstream side).

A notch 1283 is provided on the rear wall 127 side on the downstream side of the second inclined surface 1282. The size of the notch 1283 is larger than that of the game ball.

In the ball storage dish 126 shown in FIG. 41, the notch portion 1283 is completely closed by the shutter portion 1291. The shutter portion 1291 is provided on a dish movable member 129 that can move in the left-right direction. FIG. 41 shows the shutter portion 1291 when the dish movable member 129 is in the initial position.

FIG. 42 (b) is a perspective view showing the dish movable member 129 from the rear side, like the dish component 128 shown in the figure (a), with the right front side of the figure being the rear side and the left side of the figure. Is on the downstream side.

As shown in FIG. 42B, the dish movable member 129 is provided with a shutter portion 1291 on the upstream side of the stay portion 1290 extending in the moving direction. A mounting protrusion 1290a and two sliding protrusions 1290b are provided on the front side of the stay portion 1290.

The shutter portion 1291 has a step Bp1 between the front side portion 1291f and the rear side portion 1291b. That is, the front side portion 1291f is at the same height position as the second inclined surface 1282, but the rear side portion 1291b is at a height position one step lower than the front side portion 1291f. The game ball returned from the return ball opening 1272 is returned to the rear portion 1291b.

As shown in FIG. 42B, the rear portion 1291b of the shutter portion 1291 is inclined downward toward the downstream side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 42 (a), the dish constituent member 128 is provided with a ball passage 1284 that continues while inclining downward toward the downstream side. The ball passage 1284 is composed of a part 1286 of the dish constituent member 128 and a passage member 1284a different from the dish constituent member 128.

FIG. 42 (c) is a perspective view showing the dish movable member 129 and the dish constituent member 128 when they are in the initial position as in FIG. 41 from the downstream side, and the left front side of the figure is the downstream side. Further, in FIG. 42 (c), the right side of the figure is the rear side.

As shown in FIG. 42 (c), when the dish movable member 129 is in the initial position, it is in a state of being connected to the ball passage 1284 from the rear portion 1291b of the shutter portion 1291. The ball passage 1284 is a passage connected to the launching device 110.

As shown in FIGS. 42 (a) and 42 (c), a step Bp2 is also provided on the front side of the ball passage 1284, and the game ball on the front side of the step Bp2 falls into the ball passage 1284. To do.

Among the game balls stored in the ball storage plate 126, the game balls on the downstream side are lined up in the ball passage 1284. When the ball removal button 130 arranged diagonally to the right of the effect button 136 shown in FIG. 41 is pressed, the game ball is discharged from the downstream side of the ball passage 1284.

Further, the movable plate member 129 is provided with a movable piece 1292. This movable piece 1292 rises from the rear side portion 1291b of the shutter portion 1291 along the rear surface wall 127. The movable piece 1292 is provided with an acting portion 1292a that projects upward from the second inclined surface 1282.

As shown in FIG. 42 (a), a movable region front groove 1285 recessed in the front side is provided at an end portion of the second inclined surface 1282 on the rear wall 127 side. The movable region front groove 1285 extends to the end of the first inclined surface 1281 on the second inclined surface 1282 side (downstream side). The rear wall 127 is also provided with a movable region rear groove 1273 (see FIG. 43) recessed rearward corresponding to the movable region front groove 1285. The movable region rear groove 1273 is extended downstream of the movable region front groove 1285 by the width w of the acting portion 1292a shown in FIG. 42 (b). The movable piece 1292 moves in the space formed by the movable region front groove 1285 and the movable region rear groove 1273 in accordance with the movement of the dish movable member 129.

In the above description, the shutter portion 1291 and the movable piece 1292 are integrated, but they may be separate.

FIG. 43 is a diagram showing stepwise how the movable dish member 129 is movable. FIG. 43 is a perspective view of the front frame door 106 and the door 108 with the ball storage plate when viewed from slightly forward side from directly above. In FIG. 43, the flow of the game balls in the ball storage dish 126 is from the left side to the right side.

FIG. 43A is a diagram showing a state when the movable dish member 129 is in the initial position. That is, the dish movable member 129 shown in FIG. 43 (a) is in the same state as the dish movable member 129 shown in FIGS. 41 and 42, and the notch 1283 in the second inclined surface 1282 is the dish movable member 129. It is completely closed by the shutter portion 1291 of. That is, the shutter portion 1291 is in a fully closed state. Further, the movable piece 1292 is located on the most downstream side of the space formed by the movable region front groove 1285 and the movable region rear groove 1273, and its acting portion 1292a is located at the upstream end of the notch portion 1283.

The dish movable member 129 moves from the initial position to the maximum moving position when the ball sink button 131 provided between the ball storage dish 126 and the effect button 136 is pressed all the way.

FIG. 43B is a diagram showing a state when the movable dish member 129 is in an intermediate position which is exactly intermediate between the initial position and the maximum moving position.

The shutter portion 1291 of the dish movable member 129 has moved to the upstream side (left side in the figure), and the notch portion 1283 on the second inclined surface 1282 is closed by the shutter portion 1291 only on the upstream side. However, an opening is formed in the downstream half (on the right side in the figure). That is, the shutter portion 1291 is half open. The size of this opening is larger than the size of the game ball, and the game ball is discharged downward from this opening. That is, even when the ball sink button 131 is pressed, if the shutter portion 1291 moves and the size of the opening becomes larger than the size of the game ball, the game ball stored in the ball storage dish 126 is released. It will be discharged from the opening. A part of the ball removal passage 1266 (see FIG. 44) can be seen behind the opening.

Further, the movable piece 1292 is located at an exact intermediate position in the space formed by the movable region front groove 1285 and the movable region rear groove 1273.

When the ball sink button 131 is further pressed from the state shown in FIG. 43 (b), the dish movable member 129 is transferred to the maximum moving position.

FIG. 43 (c) is a diagram showing a state when the movable dish member 129 is in the maximum moving position.

In FIG. 43 (c), the shutter portion 1291 is further moved to the upstream side (left side in the drawing), and is located at a position completely separated from the cutout portion 1283 on the second inclined surface 1282. That is, the shutter portion 1291 is in the fully open state. Therefore, the entire notch 1283 is an opening, and the game ball is discharged. Also here, a part of the ball removal passage 1266 (see FIG. 44) can be seen behind the opening.

Further, the movable piece 1292 is located on the most upstream side of the space formed by the movable region front groove 1285 and the movable region rear groove 1273. That is, the movable piece 1292 cannot move further upstream. The acting portion 1292a of the movable piece 1292 shown in FIG. 43C is located at the boundary br between the first inclined surface 1281 and the second inclined surface 1282. That is, the working portion 1292a is located at the downstream end of the first inclined surface 1281. When the movable dish member 129 is moved to the maximum moving position, the acting portion 1292a may be moved further upstream than the boundary br, or conversely, it moves only before the boundary br. You may not do it.

FIG. 44 is a diagram showing a mechanism in which the dish movable member 129 moves when the ball sink button 131 is pressed, and FIG. 44 (a) shows the state before the ball sink button 131 is pressed on the front side. It is a figure shown from. That is, the ball sink button 131 shown in FIG. 44A is in the initial position, and FIG. 43A shows the state when the dish movable member 129 shown in FIG. 43A is in the initial position. It is a figure. On the other hand, FIG. 44B is a view showing a state in which the ball sink button 131 is pressed all the way from the front side. That is, the ball sink button 131 shown in FIG. 44 (b) is in the maximum pressing position, and FIG. 43 (b) shows the state when the dish movable member 129 shown in FIG. 43 (c) is in the maximum moving position. It is a figure shown.

FIG. 44 shows a ball sink button 131, a movable dish member 129, a movable base member 1260, a tension spring 1263, a button base 1264, a rotary lever 1265, and a ball removal passage 1266.

The movable base member 1260 has a button portion 1261 to which the ball sink button 131 is attached via the button base 1264, and a movable region portion 1262 to which the dish movable member 129 is attached.

The button base 1264 extends in the pressing direction of the ball sink button 131, and the upper end thereof is fixed to the ball sink button 131. Further, a locked portion 1264a is provided at the lower end of the button base 1264, and an interlocking protrusion 1264b is provided at an intermediate position. The button base 1264 is inserted into the button portion 1261 of the movable base member 1260 so as to be movable in the vertical direction from above.

The upper end of the tension spring 1263 is locked to the upper end of the button portion 1261 of the movable base member 1260, and the lower end is locked to the locked portion 1264a provided at the lower end of the button base 1264. As a result, when the pressing hand is released from the ball sink button 131, the ball sink button 131 returns to the initial position by the action of the tension spring 1263.

The rotation lever 1265 is a triangular member, and a rotation center axis 1265a is provided in the vicinity of one apex (upper left apex in the figure). Short elongated holes are provided in the vicinity of the remaining two vertices. The rotation center shaft 1265a is rotatably attached to the button portion 1261 of the movable base member 1260. The interlocking protrusion 1264b provided on the button base 1264 penetrates the vertical groove 1261a (see FIG. 44 (b)) formed in the button portion 1261, and the tip portion is one short length provided on the rotating lever 1265. It is inserted into the hole and attached to the rotating lever 1265. Further, the mounting protrusion 1290a provided at the downstream end on the front side of the stay portion 1290 (see FIG. 42B) of the movable dish member 129 penetrates the lateral groove 1261b formed in the button portion 1261, and the tip portion has a tip portion. , Inserted into the other short elongated hole of the rotating lever 1265, the mounting projection 1290a is attached to the lower end portion of the rotating lever 1265.

The movable region portion 1262 of the movable base member 1260 is a portion extending upstream from the button portion 1261, and a movable groove 1262a connecting the upstream side and the downstream side is formed in the movable region portion 1262. Two sliding protrusions 1290b provided in the stay portion 1290 of the dish movable member 129 are inserted into the movable groove 1262a. In FIG. 44A, these two sliding protrusions 1290b are located on the downstream side of the movable groove 1262a, although only one sliding protrusion 1290b is visible. On the other hand, in FIG. 44B, these two sliding protrusions 1290b are located on the upstream side of the movable groove 1262a.

When the ball sink button 131 begins to be pressed (see arrow P shown in FIG. 44 (b)), the interlocking protrusion 1264b provided on the button base 1264 descends along the vertical groove 1261a, and the rotation lever 1265 moves to the rotation center. In FIG. 44, the rotation is started in the clockwise direction (see the arrow RM shown in FIG. 44B) about the axis 1265a. The mounting protrusion 1290a of the dish movable member 129, which was attached to the lower end portion of the rotating lever 1265, is guided by the lateral groove 1261b by the rotation of the rotating lever 1265 and starts moving toward the upstream side. .. As a result, in the dish movable member 129, the two sliding protrusions 1290b are guided by the movable groove 1262a and move to the upstream side, and as described with reference to FIG. 43B, the shutter portion 1291 is also moved to the upstream side. It moves and an opening is formed in the notch 1283, and the movable piece 1292 also moves upstream.

When the ball sink button 131 is pressed to the maximum pressing position, as shown in FIG. 44 (b), the dish movable member 129 moves to the maximum moving position which is the upstream end, and as described with reference to FIG. 43 (c). In addition, the shutter portion 1291 moves to a position completely separated from the notch portion 1283, the entire notch portion 1283 becomes an opening, and the movable piece 1292 also moves to the upstream end. The ball removing passage 1266 shown in FIG. 44 is a passage connected from an opening formed in the notch 1283, and the game ball passing through the ball removing passage 1266 is outside the pachinko machine 100 (for example, a game ball collecting container (common name). , Dollar box)).

As described above, when the pressing hand is released from the ball sink button 131, the ball sink button 131 returns to the initial position due to the action of the tension spring 1263, and the dish movable member 129 is shown in FIG. 44 (a). Become in a state.

Subsequently, the action of the movable piece 1292 will be described. Strictly speaking, the action of the movable piece 1292 is the action of the working portion 1292a provided on the movable piece 1292 and protruding upward from the second inclined surface 1282.

FIG. 45 is a diagram showing stepwise how the movable piece 1292 comes into contact with one game ball staying in the ball storage dish 126. FIG. 45 shows a state when the ball storage dish 126 is viewed from a slightly forward side from directly above, and a ball sink button 131 is shown on the right side (same as in FIG. 49). Further, in FIG. 45, the flow of the game balls in the ball storage dish 126 is from the left side to the right side (the same applies to FIG. 49).

FIG. 45A is a diagram showing a state when the dish movable member 129 is in the initial position, and the notch portion 1283 is completely closed by the shutter portion 1291. Further, the movable piece 1292 is located on the most downstream side of the space formed by the movable region front groove 1285 and the movable region rear groove 1273 (hereinafter, referred to as the movable space SK), and the acting portion 1292a thereof is the cutout portion 1283. It is located at the upstream end. In this example, one game ball B1 stays on the rear wall 127 side on the upstream side of the second inclined surface 1282, that is, at a position corresponding to the movable space SK. More specifically, it stays at a position in the movable space SK that is intermediate between the upstream side and the downstream side. If dust or oil components are attached to the game ball, the game ball may stay in this way even on an inclined surface.

In FIG. 45B, the ball sink button 131 is pressed, and the movable piece 1292 moves from the most downstream position of the movable space SK toward the upstream side and reaches the intermediate position. One game ball B1 stays in the intermediate position, and the movable piece 1292 comes into contact with the game ball B1. When the movable piece 1292 comes into contact with the game ball B1, the hand is released from the ball sink button 131. That is, the pressing operation of the ball sink button 131 is completed before the dish movable member 129 reaches the maximum moving position. When the pressing operation of the ball sink button 131 is completed, the dish movable member 129 returns to the initial position.

FIG. 45 (c) is a diagram showing a state when the movable dish member 129 returns to the initial position. When the movable piece 1292 comes into contact with the game ball B1, an external force is applied to the game ball B1 by the contacting movable piece 1292, and the stagnant game ball B1 moves. If the game ball B1 moves even a little, the game ball B1 then flows down to the downstream side due to the inclination of the second inclined surface 1282. FIG. 45 (c) shows the game ball B1 flowing down to the downstream side.

As shown in FIG. 45 (d) following from FIG. 45 (c), the notch portion 1283 is completely closed by the shutter portion 1291, and the game ball B1 passes over the shutter portion 1291 into the ball passage 1284. It falls and flows down the ball passage 1284.

FIG. 46 is a diagram showing stepwise how the movable piece 1292 comes into contact with one game ball staying on the upstream side of the ball storage dish 126.

FIG. 46A is a view showing a state when the dish movable member 129 is in the initial position, as in FIG. 45A, and the notch portion 1283 is completely closed by the shutter portion 1291. Further, the movable piece 1292 is located on the most downstream side of the movable space SK. In this example, one game ball B2 stays at a position corresponding to the upstream end position which is the most upstream side of the movable space SK. The game ball B2 shown in FIG. 46A is located exactly at the boundary br between the first inclined surface 1281 and the second inclined surface 1282. Therefore, it can be said that the game ball B2 is located at the upstream end of the second inclined surface 1282, and can be said to be located at the downstream end of the first inclined surface 1281. As described above, if dust or oil components are attached to the game ball, the game ball may stay even on an inclined surface, but if it is a boundary br where the inclination angle changes, the first inclination The game ball may be sandwiched between the surface 1281 and the second inclined surface 1282 and stay there.

In FIG. 46B, the ball sink button 131 is pressed to the maximum pressing position, and the dish movable member 129 moves to the maximum moving position. As a result, the entire notch 1283 becomes an opening, the movable piece 1292 reaches the upstream end position of the movable space SK, and the movable piece 1292 comes into contact with the game ball B2. Even if the movable piece 1292 comes into contact with the game ball B2, if the ball sink button 131 is kept pressed to the maximum pressing position, the dish movable member 129 stays in the maximum moving position.

FIG. 46 (c) is a diagram showing a state in which the movable dish member 129 remains in the maximum moving position.

When the movable piece 1292 comes into contact with the game ball B2, an external force is applied to the game ball B2 by the contacting movable piece 1292, and the game ball B2 staying on the upstream side moves. If the game ball B2 moves even a little, the game ball B2 also flows down to the downstream side due to the inclination of the second inclined surface 1282.

In FIG. 46D following from FIG. 46C, the entire notch 1283 remains open, and the flowing game ball B2 falls into this opening before flowing into the ball passage 1284. The game ball B2 that has fallen into the opening is discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 100 through the ball removal passage 1266 whose part is visible behind the opening.

The area where the movable piece 1292 moves (movable space SK) is on the upstream side of the notch 1283. Therefore, the movable piece 1292 comes into contact with the stagnant game ball B2 on the upstream side of the notch portion 1283 and applies an external force. Therefore, the game ball B2 that the movable piece 1292 comes into contact with and flows down falls into the opening if the shutter portion 1291 moves and the size of the opening remains larger than the size of the game ball.

FIG. 47 is a diagram showing a stepwise example of a case where two game balls are retained in the ball storage dish 126.

FIG. 47 (a) is a diagram showing a state when the dish movable member 129 is in the initial position, as in FIG. 45 (a), and the notch portion 1283 is completely closed by the shutter portion 1291. Further, the movable piece 1292 is located on the most downstream side of the movable space SK. In this example as well, as in FIG. 45A, one game ball B3 stays at a position corresponding to the intermediate position of the movable space SK. This position is the position on the upstream side of the second inclined surface 1282. Further, when viewed in the flow direction of the game balls in the ball storage plate 126, the second game ball B4 stays at a position substantially the same level as the first game ball B3. That is, the second game ball B4 also stays at a position on the upstream side of the second inclined surface 1282.

In FIG. 47 (b), the ball sink button 131 is pressed, the movable piece 1292 has reached the intermediate position of the movable space SK, and the movable piece 1292 comes into contact with the game ball B3. When the movable piece 1292 comes into contact with the game ball B3, the hand is released from the ball sink button 131.

In FIG. 47 (c), the game ball B3 to which the external force is applied by the contacting movable piece 1292 starts to move and collides with the second game ball B4 that has stayed at the destination of the movement. Both the game ball B3 with which the movable piece 1292 is in contact and the game ball B4 with which the game ball B3 collides flow down to the downstream side due to the inclination of the second inclined surface 1282. As shown in this example, even the game ball B4 staying at a position away from the movable area of the movable piece 1292 may be able to flow down. Even if the game ball stays on the downstream side of the game ball B3 with which the movable piece 1292 is in contact, the game ball B3 with which the movable piece 1292 is in contact may allow the game ball to flow down.

FIG. 48 is a diagram stepwise showing an example in which the game ball stays on the upstream side of the game ball with which the movable piece 1292 is in contact. Hereinafter, the differences from the example shown in FIG. 47 will be mainly described.

In this example as well, as in FIG. 47 (a), one game ball B5 stays at a position corresponding to the intermediate position of the movable space SK. The second game ball B6 stays at the upstream end of the ball storage dish 126, which is on the upstream side of the first game ball B5. That is, the first game ball B5 stays at a position on the upstream side of the second inclined surface 1282, and the second game ball B6 stays at the upstream end of the first inclined surface 1281.

In FIG. 48B, the ball sink button 131 is pressed, and the movable piece 1292 moves toward the upstream side and comes into contact with the game ball B5 at an intermediate position of the movable space SK. Also in this example, when the movable piece 1292 comes into contact with the game ball B5, the hand is released from the ball sink button 131.

The game ball B5 to which an external force is applied toward the upstream side by the movable piece 1292 moving to the upstream side starts to move to the upstream side in FIG. 48 (c) and stays at the upstream end of the ball storage dish 126. It is colliding with the second game ball B6. Both the game ball B5 with which the movable piece 1292 is in contact and the game ball B6 with which the game ball B5 collides flow down to the downstream side due to the inclination at the first inclined surface 1281, and then further downstream due to the inclination at the second inclined surface 1282. Flow down to the side. As shown in this example, even the game ball B6 staying at a position upstream of the movable area (movable space SK) of the movable piece 1292 may be able to flow down.

FIG. 49 is a diagram showing a stepwise example in which the ball biting in the ball storage dish 126 is eliminated by the movable piece 1292.

A large number of game balls are stored in the ball storage dish 126 shown in FIG. 49 (a), but the game balls reach only the upstream end portion of the ball passage 1284 and are located on the downstream side of the ball passage 1284. It is not in a row. This is a state in which ball biting occurs in the ball storage dish 126, and the game balls are caught and cannot flow down to the downstream side.

In FIG. 49B, the ball sink button 131 is pressed about halfway, and the movable piece 1292 reaches the vicinity of the intermediate position of the movable space SK. After pressing the ball sink button 131 about halfway, release the ball sink button 131. Although the movable piece 1292 shown in FIG. 49 (b) is buried in the stored game balls, it moves in the movable piece 1292 and contacts a plurality of game balls to apply an external force. Further, the shutter portion 1291 also moves to the upstream side, and the shutter portion 1291 also contacts the bottoms of the plurality of game balls to apply an external force. As a result, the ball biting in the ball storage dish 126 is eliminated.

In FIG. 49 (c), the ball biting is eliminated, and the stored game balls flow to the downstream side of the ball passage 1284, and the game balls are lined up in a row in the ball passage 1284 shown in FIG. 49 (c). There is.

If the ball biting is not easily eliminated, the movable piece 1292 may be reciprocated at high speed by operating the ball sink button 131 so as to quickly press it a plurality of times in succession.

Further, the movable piece 1292 moves toward the downstream side by releasing the hand from the ball sink button 131 that has been pressed. The movable piece 1292 that moves toward the downstream side can also apply an external force by coming into contact with the game ball, and the game ball can be moved. In particular, an external force toward the downstream side can be applied, and the game ball can flow down to the downstream side more vigorously.

Further, when the movable piece 1292 moves toward the downstream side, the acting portion 1292a descends so as to be lower than the second inclined surface 1282, and only when the movable piece 1292 moves toward the upstream side, the acting portion 1292a becomes the first. It may be made to protrude from the two inclined surfaces 1282, or conversely, when the movable piece 1292 moves toward the upstream side, the acting portion 1292a is made lower than the second inclined surface 1282. The acting portion 1292a may protrude from the second inclined surface 1282 only when it descends to the downstream side and moves toward the downstream side. The movable dish member 129 described above is attached to the stagnant game ball. This is an example of a drive unit that applies an external force and moves to change its position. However, the drive unit does not change its position, may vibrate, or rotates. There may be. Moreover, the posture may change. Further, a part or all of the bottom surface of the ball storage dish 126, which is the ball mounting surface, may be movable (for example, elevating), vibrating, or rotating, or the bottom surface of the bottom surface. Some or all of the tilt angles may change. Further, the drive unit does not necessarily have to come into contact with the stagnant game ball, and may be, for example, one that blows wind from a position away from the stagnant game ball.

Further, although the front frame door 106 and the door 108 with the ball storage plate are separate bodies and can be opened and closed separately, they may be an integral door body and can be opened and closed integrally. .. Further, in addition to the ball storage dish 126, a second ball storage dish may be provided, and the second ball storage dish may be provided with the same member as the movable dish member 129. The second ball storage dish may be arranged upstream of the ball storage dish 126, may be arranged downstream, or may be arranged at the same level. You may.

According to the above description
"A ball storage dish [for example, a ball storage dish 126] and
The operation unit [for example, ball sink button 131] and
A drive unit that drives when the operation unit is operated [for example, a movable plate member 129 or a movable piece 1292]
It is a game table equipped with
The drive unit is provided on the ball storage dish, and is provided on the ball storage dish.
The drive unit drives a certain game ball [for example, game balls B1 to B6] stored in the ball storage dish [for example, moves, rotates, vibrates, and discharges a fluid. It is something that gives an external force by
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was explained.

By operating the operation unit, it is possible to give an opportunity for the game ball staying in the ball storage dish to flow out to the downstream side by an external force from the drive unit without the player touching it, which is hygienic. At the same time, the player can concentrate on the game.

The ball storage plate is provided with a launching means for launching a game ball toward the game area, and is a plate on which the game balls launched from the launching means that have not reached the game area are returned. It may be a plate on which prize balls are paid out, or a plate on which rental balls are paid out. Further, the stored game balls may be a dish that can be discharged, for example, a dish that can be discharged to another dish, or a dish that can be discharged to a game ball collection container (so-called dollar box). There may be. That is, the ball storage plate may be a so-called upper plate, a so-called lower plate, or a plate (upper plate and lower plate) in which the functions of the upper plate and the lower plate are combined. You may.

The drive unit may vibrate, rotate, change its posture, or discharge a fluid when the operation unit is operated. It may be. Alternatively, it may perform a certain operation (for example, an operation in the vertical direction and / and an operation in the horizontal direction).

Also,
"When the operation unit is operated, the drive unit moves from a position that does not contact the certain game ball [for example, an initial position] to a position that makes contact with the certain game ball, and by contacting the certain game ball, an external force is applied. Is to grant,
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

That is, the drive unit may be a movable unit.

Also,
"The ball storage dish is provided with a ball opening [for example, a notch 1283] that opens and closes.
The ball removal opening changes from a closed state [for example, a shutter unit 1291 closed state] to an open state [for example, a shutter unit 1291 opened state] when the drive unit is driven [. For example, FIG. 43],
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

Also,
"The drive unit applies an external force to the certain game ball on the upstream side of the ball storage dish with respect to the ball removal opening.
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

The upstream side of the ball storage dish may be the upstream side in the flow direction in which the game ball flows down the ball storage dish (the same shall apply hereinafter). The flow direction is determined by a change in the height position of the lower surface (floor surface) of the ball storage dish, and generally, the direction from the high position to the low position is the flow direction (the same applies hereinafter).

The ball storage dish may have a ball payout outlet on the upstream side in the flow direction. Prize balls and rental balls are paid out from the ball payout exit. The closer it is to the ball payout outlet, the more upstream it is, and the farther it is from the ball payout outlet, the more downstream it is (the same applies hereinafter). The ball storage dish may have a return ball port in addition to the ball payout port. The return ball port may be provided on the downstream side in the flow direction with respect to the ball payout port.

A launching means for launching a game ball to the game area may be provided, and the ball storage dish may have a downstream side connected to the launching means.

Also,
"For driving in the driving unit, a portion [for example, a movable piece 1292 or an acting unit 1292a] that applies an external force to the certain game ball moves from the upstream side to the downstream side in the ball storage dish [ For example, moving by releasing the hand from the ball sink button 131 that was pressed] is included.
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

The drive in the drive unit may be only such that the portion that applies an external force to the certain game ball moves from the upstream side to the downstream side in the ball storage dish.

By moving the portion to which the external force is applied from the upstream side to the downstream side, it is possible to apply the external force moving to the downstream side to the certain sphere.

Also,
"For driving in the driving unit, a portion [for example, movable piece 1292 or acting unit 1292a] that applies an external force to the certain game ball moves from the downstream side to the upstream side in the ball storage dish [ For example, moving by pressing the ball sink button 131] is included.
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

The drive in the drive unit may be only such that the portion that applies an external force to the certain game ball moves from the downstream side to the upstream side in the ball storage dish.

By moving the part to which the external force is applied from the downstream side to the upstream side, it is possible to apply an external force that temporarily moves to the upstream side to the certain sphere, and the certain sphere is on the upstream side of itself. It hits the stagnant game ball and finally flows down to the downstream side together with the game ball.

When the operation unit is operated, the drive unit reciprocates between the upstream side and the downstream side of the ball storage dish, and even if the drive unit applies an external force by contacting the certain game ball. Good.

Also,
"The driving unit may be able to apply an external force by driving a game ball [for example, a game ball B4 or a game ball B6] that is not in direct contact with the driving unit [for example, FIG. 47]. And the example shown in FIG. 48],
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

That is, the certain game ball includes a game ball that the driving unit directly contacts, and a game ball that cannot be directly contacted. This is because it is possible to apply an external force to a game ball that cannot be directly contacted through a game ball to which an external force is applied by direct contact.

Also,
"The ball storage dish has a first inclined portion [for example, a first inclined surface 1281] and a second inclined portion [for example, a second inclined surface 1282].
The second inclined portion is an inclined portion having a gentler inclination than the first inclined portion [for example, FIG. 42 (a)].
The driving unit applies an external force by driving a certain game ball [for example, a game ball B1 or a game ball B2] stored in the second inclined portion.
A game table characterized by that. 』\
Was also explained.

FIG. 50 is a front view of an enclosed pachinko machine to which the present invention can be applied.

In the enclosed pachinko machine 100h shown in FIG. 50, a predetermined number of game media (for example, game balls) are circulated inside the game table. That is, the game medium launched from the launching means 101h to the gaming area 102h is discharged from the gaming area 102h and can be supplied to the launching means 101h again. Further, a display means 103h for displaying information on the number of game media (prize balls, rental balls, total number of balls held, etc.) and other information is arranged below the game area 102h on the front of the game table. The ball storage plate 126 that the player can contact as shown in 1 is not provided. It should be noted that a ball storage dish that the player cannot contact is separately provided, and the ball storage dish technique described with reference to FIGS. 41 to 49 can also be applied, and the player cannot contact the ball storage dish. A great effect can be expected.

As described above, the pachinko machine 100h shown in FIG. 50 is used by enclosing a ball and circulating the enclosed ball in the pachinko machine. The enclosed ball is used as a launching ball and the ball is discharged. May be executed by credit.

The actions and effects described in the embodiments of the present invention merely list the most suitable actions and effects resulting from the present invention, and the actions and effects according to the present invention are described in the embodiments of the present invention. It is not limited to what has been done. Further, even if the constituent requirements are included only in the description of the embodiment, the embodiment, the modified example, the various examples, the appendices, etc. described above, the constituent requirement may be changed to another embodiment or the embodiment. It may be applied to a modified example, various examples, an appendix, and the like. That is, unless there is a factor that hinders the application, the constituent requirements included only in the description of the embodiment, the embodiment, the modification, the various examples, the appendix, etc. are applied to other embodiments, the embodiment, and the modification. Even if it is applied to examples, various examples, appendices, etc., it holds as one cohesive technical idea.

100 Pachinko machine 106 Front frame door 124 Game area 126 Ball storage plate 128 Plate component 1281 First inclined surface 1282 Second inclined surface 1283 Notch 129 Movable member for plate 1291 Shutter part 1292 Movable piece 1292a Acting part 131 Ball sink button B1 , B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 Game ball 200 Game board 201 Decorative top cover 205 Decorative upper right cover 2031,2051 Through hole 208 Decorative pattern display device 23 Attacker unit 23r3 Rear second rib 23f3 Front second rib 234 1st variable winning opening 2341 Door member 235 2nd variable winning opening 2351 Door member D1, D2, D3 Light emitting diode 244 Stage 2451 Back cover 2452 Upper cover 245 Stage cover 7 1st effect movable unit 70 Gear rack member 703 Locking Protrusion 71 Lifting unit 7101 1st through hole 7102 2nd through hole 711 Base plate 711L 1st locking port 711R 2nd locking port 712 Logo movable body 712L Left logo part 712R Right logo part 713 Character movable body 713L Left character part 713R Right character part 7132 Right character lever 7132b Locking groove 740f Lock front cover 740fL 1st insertion part 740fR 2nd insertion part 740fh 1st opening 740fm 2nd opening 261 1st fixing pin 262 2nd fixing pin 263 1st transport fixing member 264 2nd transport fixing member 8 2nd effect movable unit 81 Hand movable body 813 LED board D Light emitting diode 82 Drive motor 83 Rotating member 84 Lifting arm 85 Movable base 86 Slide base 87 Side guide 88 Rotating lever vp1, vp2 Vertical surface 9 Lamp unit 9a Light emitting effect part 9b General winning opening part 92 Lighting board 95 Pattern display sheet 952 Light transmitting part 97 Half mirror 98 Light guide cover 982a Reflecting part DO Light emitting diode provided on the outer peripheral side DI Light emitting diode provided on the inner part

Claims (8)

With a ball storage dish,
Operation unit and
A drive unit that drives when the operation unit is operated,
It is a game table equipped with
The drive unit is provided on the ball storage dish, and is provided on the ball storage dish.
The driving unit applies an external force by driving a certain game ball stored in the ball storage dish.
A game table characterized by that. The game console according to claim 1.
When the operating unit is operated, the driving unit moves from a position in which it does not contact the certain game ball to a position in which it comes into contact with the certain game ball, and applies an external force by contacting the certain game ball.
A game table characterized by that. The game console according to claim 1 or 2.
The ball storage dish is provided with a ball opening that opens and closes.
The ball removal opening changes from a closed state to an open state when the driving unit is driven.
A game table characterized by that. The game console according to claim 3.
The drive unit applies an external force to the certain game ball on the upstream side of the ball storage dish with respect to the ball removal opening.
A game table characterized by that. The game console according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
The drive in the drive unit includes that a portion that applies an external force to the certain game ball moves from the upstream side to the downstream side in the ball storage dish.
A game table characterized by that. The game console according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
The drive in the drive unit includes that a portion that applies an external force to the certain game ball moves from the downstream side to the upstream side in the ball storage dish.
A game table characterized by that. The game console according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
The driving unit may be able to apply an external force by driving a game ball that is not in direct contact with the ball.
A game table characterized by that. The game console according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
The ball storage dish has a first inclined portion and a second inclined portion, and has a second inclined portion.
The second inclined portion is an inclined portion having a gentler inclination than the first inclined portion.
The driving unit applies an external force by driving a certain game ball stored in the second inclined portion.
A game table characterized by that.

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